þeod

Old English

Alternative forms

• þīod, þīed, þīd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θe͜oːd/

Noun

þēod f (nominative plural þēoda)

1. people, tribe, nation

   þēodhere ― national army

   þēodgestrēon ― people's treasure, national treasure

   þēodbealu ― public disaster

2. region, country, province
3. homeland
4. (in the plural) people, population, gentiles
5. language

   Synonym: geþēode

6. (in compounds) arch-, main, great

   þēodfēond ― public enemy, arch-enemy

   þēodcyning ― Great King, Emperor, Monarch, Sovereign

Declension

Declension of þēod (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þēod	þēoda, þēode
accusative	þēode	þēoda, þēode
genitive	þēode	þēoda
dative	þēode	þēodum

Derived terms

• Sweoðeod (“Swede-people”)
• þēodisc
• þēodġestrēon
• þēodland
• þēodþrēa
• þēodwiga

Descendants

• Middle English: theode, thede
  • English: thede, theod (archaic)
  • Scots: thede, theid