Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *þeudanaz, from the same source as þēod. Cognate with Old Saxon thiodan, Old Norse þjóðann, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃.
Pronunciation [edit]
þēoden m (nominative plural þēodnas)
- (poetic) prince, lord, ruler, chief
- Mære þeoden æþeling ærgod unbliðe sæt. The famous ruler, the ever-good chieftain, sat dismayed. (Beowulf, ll. 129-130)