treg-

    treg-

    English meaning: to make an effort; force, battle; solid

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “alle Kräfte anstrengen; Kraft, Andrang, Kampf; standhaft, fest”

    Note: probably as ‘sich strecken, stemmen” to (s)terg-, (s)treg- “ stare “ (above S. 1023)

    Material: O.Ir. trēn (*tregs-no-) “valiant, strong” (from which probably Welsh tren “impetuous, strenuous”, Subst. “force, rapidity” borrowed is), compar. superl. O.Ir. tressa, tressam, Welsh trech, trechaf; O.Ir. tress (*tregso-) “fight, struggle”; O.Ice. Þrekr m., Þrek n. “ strength, Tapferkeit”, Þrekinn “ persistent “, Þreka “urge, press, push, press”, O.E. ðrece m. “Unterdrũckung, force, might, Ermũdung”, ðræc n. “Drängen, power, force, might”, ðracu f. “Druck, rush, force, might”, O.S. mōd-thraka f. “ distress “; reduced grade*Þruhtu- in O.Ice. Þrōttr m. “ power, endurance “, O.E. ðroht m. “Anstrengung; drũckend”, Russ. trógatь “touch”, Ltv. treksne “ shove “.

    References: WP. I 755 f., Vasmer 3, 139.