ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ
Proto-Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *þewaz, earlier *þegwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old English þēow, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃 (þius).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ) m
- servant
- Synonym: *ᚦᚱᚨᚷᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*þragilaʀ)
- c. 5th century, Valsfjord inscription (N KJ55, original reads right-to-left)
- ᛖᚲᚺᚨᚷᚢᛊᛏᚨᛚᛞᚨᛉᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉᚷᛟᛞᚨᚷᚨᛊ […]
- ekhagustaldaʀþewaʀgodagas […]
- /ek hagustaldaʀ þewaʀ godagas […] /
- I, Hagustaldaz, servant of Gōdagaz […]
Derived terms edit
- ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᚦᛖᚹᚨᛊ (kelbaþewas)
- ᛟᚹᛚᚦᚢᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (owlþuþewaʀ)