Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throwends

/ˈθɹəʊ(ə)ndz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: throwends
IPA: /ˈθɹəʊ(ə)ndz/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The people of Trøndelag

Example Sentences

"Through North Mere pierces the great inland sea of the Throwends, with its numerous creeks and headlands, such as Agda-ness, Nith’s oyce or Nidaros, Frosta the mootstead of the Throwends, each notable from some event in Norwegian history."
"Frey and Tew were the chief gods of the Swedes and Franks, Thunder (Thórr) of the Reams and Throwends in West Norway."
"With the Thyrings I was, and with the Throwends, And with the Burgends—there I a beigh got,"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English Þrōwendas pl, from Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną (“to grow, prosper”) + *-ndz. Compare Proto-Norse *þrōwendīʀ pl, whence Old Norse þrǿndir, þrǿndr. Cognate with Norwegian trønder, Icelandic Þrændir and German Drönter.

Origin

Source language: Proto-Germanic

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈθɹəʊ(ə)ndz/

Inflected Forms

Throwens (alternative)

Derived Forms

Throwendham Throwendish

Frequently Paired Words

Throwend

Synonyms

Thronds

Questions

How do you pronounce throwends?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹəʊ(ə)ndz/.
What does throwends mean?: The people of Trøndelag
Where does throwends come from?: It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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