þrowend

Old English

Etymology

From þrowian +‎ -end.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθroː.wend/

Noun

þrōwend m

1. scorpion
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"

     Sē þrōwend is ǣtren and slihþ mid þām tæġle tō dēaðe.

     The scorpion is venomous and stings things to death with its tail.

2. martyr

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	þrōwend	þrōwendas
accusative	þrōwend	þrōwendas
genitive	þrōwendes	þrōwenda
dative	þrōwende	þrōwendum