þeoden

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeudanaz, from the same source as þēod. Cognate with Old Saxon thiodan, Old Norse þjóðann, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈθeːoden/

Noun

þēoden m. (nominative plural þēodnas)

1. (poetic) prince, lord, ruler, chief

   Mære þeoden æþeling ærgod unbliðe sæt. The famous ruler, the ever-good chieftain, sat dismayed. (Beowulf, ll. 129-130)