þeoh
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þeuhą, from Proto-Indo-European *tewk-. Cognate with Old Frisian thiāch, Old Saxon thio, Dutch dij, Old High German dioh, Old Norse þjó; and more distantly with Russian тук (tuk, “animal fat”), Lithuanian tukti (“become fat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θeːox/
Noun
þēoh n
- thigh
- 10th century, Ælfric, translation of Genesis 24:2
- And Abrāhām cwæþ tō his þēowe, "Sete þīne hand under mīn þēoh."
- And Abraham said to his servant, "Put your hand under my thigh."
- And Abrāhām cwæþ tō his þēowe, "Sete þīne hand under mīn þēoh."
- 10th century, Ælfric, translation of Genesis 24:2
Declension
Declension of þeoh
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þēoh | þēoh |
| accusative | þēoh | þēoh |
| genitive | þēos | þēona |
| dative | þēo | þēom |
Descendants
- Middle English: thighe, thehe
- English: thigh
- Scots: thee