thiof

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeub (“thief”). Compare Old English þēof, Old Frisian thiaf.

Noun

thiof m

1. thief

Declension

Declension of thiof (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	thiof	thiovos
accusative	thiof	thiovos
genitive	thioves	thiovō
dative	thiove	thiovum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: dêf, dief
  • German Low German: Deef, Deev, Deew, Deiw
  • Plautdietsch: Deef, Deiw
  • → Saterland Frisian: Däif