þeof

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

þeof

(chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of thef

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Cognate with Old Frisian thiāf, Old Saxon thiof, Old High German diob, Old Norse þjófr, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /θe͜oːf/

Noun[edit]

þēof m

thief
(rare) theft

Declension[edit]

Declension of þeof (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þēof	þēofas
accusative	þēof	þēofas
genitive	þēofes	þēofa
dative	þēofe	þēofum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: thef, theef, theff, thyef, þef, þeef, þief, þyef, þeof, thefe
- English: thief
- Scots: thef, theif, thief

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