þeod
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
þēod f (nominative plural þēoda)
- people, tribe, nation
- þēodhere ― national army
- þēodgestrēon ― people's treasure, national treasure
- þēodbealu ― public disaster
- region, country, province
- homeland
- (in the plural) people, population, gentiles
- language
- Synonym: geþēode
- (in compounds) arch-, main, great
- þēodfēond ― public enemy, arch-enemy
- þēodcyning ― Great King, Emperor, Monarch, Sovereign
Declension
Declension of þēod (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
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