thewed

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English thewed (well raised, well mannered, virtuous; habituated, trained), from Old English ġeþēawod, past participle of Old English þēawian, ġeþēawian (to make mannered, form the habits or character of a person, educate), equivalent to thew +‎ -ed.

Adjective

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thewed

  1. Having thews or muscles.
  2. Accustomed or educated.
    • a. 1530 (date written), John Skelton, “Poems against Garnesche. Skelton Laureate Defendar ageinst Lusty Garnyshe Well Beseen Crystofer Chalangar, et cetera.”, in Alexander Dyce, editor, The Poetical Works of John Skelton: [], volume I, London: Thomas Rodd, [], published 1843, →OCLC, page 130, lines 145–147:
      The follest slouen ondyr heuen, / Prowde, peuiche, lyddyr, and lewde, / Malapert, medyllar, nothyng well thewde, []
      The foullest sloven under heaven, / Proud, peevish, lither, and lewd, / Malapert, meddler, nothing well thewed, []
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. [], London: [] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
      They bene so well thewed, and so wise
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From thew +‎ -ed.

Verb

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thewed

  1. simple past and past participle of thew

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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thewed

  1. Aspirate mutation of tewed.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tewed dewed nhewed thewed
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.