þeow

See also: yeow and þeoƿ

Old English

Alternative forms

• þēo

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeu, from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, probably from earlier *þegwaz, *þehwaz (“runner, gofer”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old High German dio, Old Norse -þér.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θe͜oːw/

Noun

þēow m

1. slave
2. servant

Declension

Declension of þeow (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þēow	þēowas
accusative	þēow	þēowas
genitive	þēowes	þēowa
dative	þēowe	þēowum

Synonyms

• þēowa

Adjective

þēow

1. servile

Declension

Declension of þēow — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þēow	þēow	þēow
Accusative	þēowne	þēowe	þēow
Genitive	þēowes	þēowre	þēowes
Dative	þēowum	þēowre	þēowum
Instrumental	þēowe	þēowre	þēowe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þēowe	þēowa, þēowe	þēow
Accusative	þēowe	þēowa, þēowe	þēow
Genitive	þēowra	þēowra	þēowra
Dative	þēowum	þēowum	þēowum
Instrumental	þēowum	þēowum	þēowum

Declension of þēow — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þēowa	þēowe	þēowe
Accusative	þēowan	þēowan	þēowe
Genitive	þēowan	þēowan	þēowan
Dative	þēowan	þēowan	þēowan
Instrumental	þēowan	þēowan	þēowan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þēowan	þēowan	þēowan
Accusative	þēowan	þēowan	þēowan
Genitive	þēowra, þēowena	þēowra, þēowena	þēowra, þēowena
Dative	þēowum	þēowum	þēowum
Instrumental	þēowum	þēowum	þēowum

Derived terms

• Angelþēow m
• Eċġþēow m
• Ongenþēow m
• Wealhþēow f
• weorcþēow m (“work-slave”)
• þēowet
• þēowian
• þiewen

Descendants

• Middle English: theow, thew
  • English: theow