þeof
Middle English
Noun
þeof
- (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of thef
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Cognate with Old Frisian thiaf, Old Saxon thiof, Dutch dief, Old High German diob (German Dieb), Old Norse þjófr (Danish tyv, Swedish tjuv), Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian cub (“bandit, adventurer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θeːof/
Noun
þēof m (nominative plural þēofas)
- thief, robber
- theft, robbery
Related terms
- þēofþ, þīefþ
Descendants
- Middle English: thef, theef
- Scots: thef, theif, thief
- English: thief