þeoh

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeuh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θe͜oːx/

Noun

þēoh n

1. thigh
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 24:2

     And Abrāhām cwæþ tō his þēowe, "Sete þīne hand under mīn þēoh."

     And Abraham said to his servant, "Put your hand under my thigh."

Declension

Declension of þeoh (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þēoh	þēoh
accusative	þēoh	þēoh
genitive	þēos	þēona
dative	þēo	þēom, þēoum

Descendants

• Middle English: þigh
  • English: thigh
  • Scots: thee