þeod

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Cognate with Old Saxon thiod, Old High German diota (German deutsch), Old Norse þióð, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰. The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Irish túath ‘people’, Lithuanian tautà ‘people’.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /θeːod/

[edit] Noun

þēod f. (nominative plural þēoda)

  1. people, tribe, nation, race
  2. homeland, native country
  3. (plural) people, population, gentiles

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