þeod

See also: þeod-

Old English

Alternative forms

• þīod

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeːod/

Noun

þēod f (nominative plural þēoda)

1. people, tribe
2. homeland
3. (plural) people, population, gentiles
4. language

   Synonym: geþēode

Declension

Declension of þeod

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

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• Middle English: theode, thede
  • English: thede, theod (archaic)
  • Scots: thede, theid