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thro¹

Where it comes from

* Abbreviation of through.

preposition

  1. archaic through As thro a desert dry to go,

thro²

Where it comes from

From Middle English thro, thra, from Old Norse þrár (“stubborn, obstinate, persevering”), from Proto-Germanic *þrawaz (“obstinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“to grind, drill, turn”).

adjective more thro · most thro · throe

  1. obsolete Eager; earnest; vehement.
  2. obsolete Bold.

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@misc{thro_2026,
  title = {thro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}