- þréatnian
- see þréatian
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
þréatnian
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threaten — O.E. þreatnian (see THREAT (Cf. threat)). Related: Threatened. Threatening in the sense of portending no good is recorded from 1520s … Etymology dictionary
threaten — /ˈθrɛtn/ (say thretn) verb (t) 1. to utter a threat against; menace: *the boys sniggered, and kept it up till Georgy, having gained the platform, threatened them with a clout on the head . –henry handel richardson, 1910. 2. to be a menace or… …
