frætwe

Possibly contracted from for- + geatwe, a metathetical variant of getawa, with a sense of treasure being made and prepared. From Proto-Germanic *fratawō, from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfræt.we/

frætwe f pl

1. treasures, ornaments
   • Exeter Book, riddle 40

     Iċ eom fæġerre frætwum goldes,
     þēah hit mon awerġe wīrum ūtan

     I am fairer than treasures of gold,
     though they be covered with wires

   Ða wæstmas, foldan frætwe.

   The fruits, the treasures of the earth.

Strong ō-stem:

• ġefrætwian