actreow

Old English

Alternative forms

• āctrēo

Etymology

From āc (“oak”) +‎ trēow (“tree”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːkˌtre͜oːw/

Noun

āctrēow n

1. oak tree
   • 10th century, The Wife's Lament:

     Sċeal iċ feor ġe nēah mīnes felalēofan fǣhðu drēogan. Hēht mec mon wunian on wuda bearwe, under āctrēo in þām eorðsċræfe.

     I should far or near undergo foehood of my much-loved. The man bade me to live in wood grove, under an oak tree in the earthen-cave.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	āctrēow	āctrēowu
accusative	āctrēow	āctrēowu
genitive	āctrēowes	āctrēowa
dative	āctrēowe	āctrēowum