Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Akin to Old Saxon thioda, Old High German diota, Old Norse þjóð, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 (þiuda). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Irish túath, Lithuanian tauta.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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þīedan

  1. to join, attach
  2. to join, associate with, or attach one's self to somebody or somebody's group
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project
      1. Sege úrum bróþrum heora nænig hine ne þýde tó þám seócan bréþer.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
      2. Utan þýdan ús tó þám úplican ríce.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

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