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Throwendish

/ˈθrəʊ(ə)ndɪʃ/

Throwendish adjective: related or pertaining to Throwends or Throwendham.

Adjective

Throwendish

  1. (relational) related or pertaining to Throwends or Throwendham
    • Ogmund spake ‘Dost know at all where the man is whose name is Halward, a Throwendish man of good kin and rich?’1905, Guðbrandur Vigfússon, Origines Islandicae, volume 2, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, page 483
    Synonyms:
    Throndish

Synonyms of Throwendish

Origin of Throwendish

From Throwends + -ish; a calque of Old Norse þrǿnzkr, from þróndr (plural þrǿndir, þrǿndr). Compare Norwegian trøndsk and German dröntisch.

Questions about Throwendish

What does Throwendish mean?
Throwendish means related or pertaining to Throwends or Throwendham.
What part of speech is Throwendish?
Throwendish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Throwendish?
Throwendish is pronounced /ˈθrəʊ(ə)ndɪʃ/.

Words near Throwendish in the dictionary

  1. throwed
  2. throwee
  3. throwees
  4. Throwend
  5. Throwendham
  6. Throwendish
  7. Throwends
  8. thrower
  9. throwers
  10. throwes
  11. throwest

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