þræsk

Old Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound of stepping in water or very spongy ground. According to the Swedish Academic Dictionary, originally from an unattested verb of onomatopoetic origin, probably unrelated to Norwegian Nynorsk traska.

Noun

þræsk n

  1. marsh, swamp

Declension

Declension of þræsk (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þræsk þræskit þræsk þræskin
accusative þræsk þræskit þræsk þræskin
dative þræski, þræske þræskinu, þræskeno þræskum, þræskom þræskumin, þræskomen
genitive þræsks þræsksins þræska þræskanna

Descendants

  • Swedish: träsk
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