þeod

See also: þeod-

Contents

Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• þīod

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /θeːod/

NounEdit

þēod f (nominative plural þēoda)

1. people, tribe, nation, race
2. homeland, native country
3. (plural) people, population, gentiles

DeclensionEdit

Declension of þeod

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þēod	þēoda
accusative	þēode	þēoda
genitive	þēode	þēoda
dative	þēode	þēodum

Derived termsEdit

• Sweoðeod (“Swede-people”)
• þēodisc
• þēodġestrēon
• þēodland
• þēodþrēa
• Þēodiscland
• þēodwiġa

DescendantsEdit

• Middle English: thede