þrescold

þrescold
see þerscold

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • Threshold — Thresh old, n. [OE. threswold, [thorn]reshwold, AS. [thorn]rescwald, [thorn]erscwald, [thorn]erscold, [thorn]rescold, fr. [thorn]rescan, [thorn]erscan, to thresh; akin to Icel. [thorn]reskj[ o]de, [thorn]r[ o]skuldr, Sw. tr[ o]skel, Dan.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • threshold — O.E. þrescold, þærscwold, þerxold doorsill, point of entering, first element related to O.E. þrescan (see THRESH (Cf. thresh)), with its original sense of tread, trample. Second element of unknown origin and much transformed in all the Germanic… …   Etymology dictionary

  • threshold — /ˈθrɛʃhoʊld / (say threshhohld) noun 1. the sill of a doorway. 2. the entrance to a house or building. 3. any place or point of entering or beginning. 4. Aeronautics the beginning of the landing area on a runway or landing strip. 5. Psychology,… …  

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