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treow

Pronunciation: /tre͜oːw/

“treow” is an Old English word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. tree
  2. wood
  3. trees, a forest
  4. a piece of wood: beam, log, stake, staff, cudgel
  5. gallows; cross
  6. loyalty, faithfulness
  7. grace, favour, help
  8. an assurance of faith; word, promise, engagement, covenant, league

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *treu, from Proto-Germanic *trewą. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian trē, Old Saxon trio, Old Norse tré, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu).

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