Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrae
Literary usage of Thrae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1877)
"... [thrae-1], X. and K, v. to make game of. ... [thrae'lin], adj.slovenly; untidy.
... [thrae-1- ..."
2. Origin of the Western Nations & Languages: Showing the Construction and Aim by Charles Lassalle (1883)
"It is impossible not to see in Erythrae the Iberian eri (I was); thrae for thri,
three; three for tree, forests ; th rae, the King; th rae, the flats; ..."
3. Days and nights of salmon fishing in the Tweed: With a Short Account of the by William Scrope (1898)
"We went to the barn, and tied up twae prime heather lights, thrae a bunch or
twae, which I had gae'd the miller lad dry on the kiln ten days afore. ..."
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