þeoden
Old English
Alternative forms
- ðeoden — edh spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þeudanaz, from the same source as þēod. Cognate with Old Saxon thiodan, Old Norse þjóðann, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (þiudans).
Pronunciation
Noun
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)
Derived terms
- þēodenlēas (“leaderless”)