þeodisc

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (of or relating to a people). Equivalent to þēod +‎ -isċ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

þēodisċ

  1. national
  2. Gentile
  3. native, of one's native tribe/nation

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: thedisch, þedisch, þeodisc
  • English: thedish, theodish (learned)

Noun[edit]

þēodisċ n

  1. a language
    Synonyms: sprǣċ, ġeþēode
    Þēah hit ġebyriġe þæt þā ūtemestan þēoda ēowerne naman ūp āhebban and on maniġ þēodisċ ēow heriġen
    May it come about that the uttermost peoples lift up your name and praise you in many languages.

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