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Definition 2024
þreat
þreat
See also: threat
Old English
Noun
þrēat m (nominative plural þrēatas)
- crowd; swarm; throng; troop, army
- violence; force; compulsion; oppression; punishment; retaliation; mistreatment
Related terms
- þrēatian
- þrīetan
Descendants
- Middle English: thræt, thrat, threte, thret
- Scots: thret, threte, threit
- English: threat