threap

[ threep ]

noun

1. an argument; quarrel.
2. a hostile charge; accusation.

verb (used with object)

1. to rebuke; scold.

verb (used without object)

1. to argue; bicker.

threap

/ θriːp /

verb

1. to scold
2. to contradict

Derived Forms

• ˈthreaper, noun

Other Words From

• threaper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of threap¹

before 900; (v.) Middle English threpen, Old English thrēapian to blame; (noun) Middle English threp ( e ), derivative of the v.

Word History and Origins

Origin of threap¹

Old English thrēapian to blame; related to Old Frisian thrūwa, Old High German threwen, Old Norse threa