þeod
See also: þeod-
Old English
Alternative forms
- þīod
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θeːod/
Noun
þēod f (nominative plural þēoda)
- people, tribe
- homeland
- (plural) people, population, gentiles
- language
- Synonym: geþēode
Declension
Declension of þeod
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | þēod | þēoda |
accusative | þēode | þēoda |
genitive | þēode | þēoda |
dative | þēode | þēodum |
Derived terms
- Sweoðeod (“Swede-people”)
- þēodisc
- þēodġestrēon
- þēodland
- þēodþrēa
- þēodwiġa
Descendants
- Middle English: theode, thede
- English: thede, theod (archaic)
- Scots: thede, theid