þiefþ
Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þiubiþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō. Equivalent to þēof + -þ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θi͜yːfθ/
Noun
þīefþ f
- theft
Declension
Declension of þiefþ (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þīefþ | þīefþa, þīefþe |
| accusative | þīefþe | þīefþa, þīefþe |
| genitive | þīefþe | þīefþa |
| dative | þīefþe | þīefþum |
Descendants
- Middle English: thefte, theffte, theft, thifthe, þeefte, þeft, þeofþe, þeuft, þiefþe, þifte, þyefþe
- English: theft
- Scots: thift, theft
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “þífþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.