"thre" meaning in Middle English

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Numeral

IPA: /ˈθreː/, /ˈθriː/
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: From Old English þrīe, þrī, þrēo, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|þrīe}} Old English þrīe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*þrīʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*þrīz}} Proto-Germanic *þrīz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*tréyes}} Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Head templates: {{head|enm|numeral}} thre
  1. three Categories (topical): Middle English cardinal numbers, Three Synonyms: threo, thri, thrie, þre, þreo Related terms: threfold, thridde, thrie, thries, thrittene

Alternative forms

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