wintreow

Middle English

Noun

wintreow

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of vyne-tre

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīnatrewą. Cognate with Old Norse víntré, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (weinatriu). Equivalent to wīn (“wine”) +‎ trēow (“tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiːnˌtre͜oːw/

Noun

wīntrēow n

vine

Declension

Declension of wintreow (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wīntrēow	wīntrēow
accusative	wīntrēow	wīntrēow
genitive	wīntrēowes	wīntrēowa
dative	wīntrēowe	wīntrēowum

Derived terms

wīntrēowiġ

Descendants

Middle English: vyne-tre, wintre, wyn-tre (sometimes remodelled after vine (“grapevine”))
- English: winetree, vinetree

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