þrowend

Old English

Alternative forms

  • þrōƿend

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθroːwend/, [ˈθroːwend]

Noun

þrōwend m

  1. scorpion
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Se þrōwend is ǣtren and slihþ mid þām tæġle tō dēaðe.
      The scorpion is venomous and stings things to death with its tail.

Declension

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