þeowen
Old English
Alternative forms
- þiōen, þīwen, þȳwen
- þēoƿen – wynn spelling
Etymology
From þēow + -en.
Noun
þēowen f
- female servant or slave; handmaid
Declension
Declension of þeowen (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þēowen | þēowenna, þēowenne |
| accusative | þēowenne | þēowenna, þēowenne |
| genitive | þēowenne | þēowenna |
| dative | þēowenne | þēowennum |
Derived terms
- efenþēowen
References
- þēowen in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary