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
4. language

   Synonym: geþēode

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
• þēodwiġa

DescendantsEdit

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