þeoden

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From the same Germanic root as þēod. Cognate with Old Saxon thiodan, Old Norse þjóðann, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈðeːoden/

[edit] Noun

þēoden m. (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)
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