thrie
See also: þrie
Middle English
| [a], [b] ← 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: thre Ordinal: thridde Adverbial: thrie, thries Multiplier: threfold Distributive: threfold | ||
Etymology 1
From Old English þreowa, from Proto-West Germanic *þriwō; compare twie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθriː(ə)/
Adverb
thrie
- three times
- Synonym: thries
- c. 1275, Judas (Roud 2964, Child Ballad 23, Trinity College MS. B.14.39), folio 34, recto, lines 36-37; republished at Cambridge: Wren Digital Library (Trinity College), 29 May 2019:
- Stille þou be peter. Wel i þe icnowe. / þou wolt fur ſake me þrien. ar þe coc him crowe.
- "Quiet now, Peter. I know you well; / You'll forsake me three times when the cock crows."
References
- “thrī(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Saxon
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : thrie | ||
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Declension
Declension of thrīe
| Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | thrīe, thrīa | thrīu | thrīe, thrīa |
| accusative | thrīe, thrīa | thrīu | thrīe, thrīa |
| genitive | thrīo, thrīero | thrīo, thrīero | thrīo, thrīero |
| dative | thrīm | thrīm | thrīm |
Descendants
- Low German: dree
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