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þri-wintre

  • adjective
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Grammar
þri-wintre, -wintra, -winter; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§434;
Of three years, three years old
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  • Thriuuintri (ðriuuintri, Corpus Gl.) steór

    prifeta,

    • Txts. 86, 780.
  • Þry-wintre (-wintra)

    triennis, trimus,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 49
    • ;
    • Zup. 287, 13, 18.
  • Þri-winter

    trimus, vel triennis, vel trimulus,

    • Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 59.
  • Þrywinter

    triennis,

    • 23, 53.
  • Wæs cnihtcild sum ne wæs yldre ðonne ðrywintre

    erat puer trium circiter, non amplius, annorum,

      Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 27.
  • Geoffra mé án þriwintre hrýðer and ǽnne þriwintre ramm and ánne þriwintre gát

    sume mihi vaccam triennem et capram trimam et arietem annorum trium,

    • Gen. 15, 9.
  • Hé ásende him tó án ðrywintre cild,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 134, 7.
Etymology
[
Icel. þrí-vetr three years old.
]
Full form

Word-wheel

  • þri-wintre, adj.