þeof

Middle English

Noun

þeof

1. (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of thef

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Cognate with Old Frisian thiaf, Old Saxon thiof, Dutch dief, Old High German diob (German Dieb), Old Norse þjófr (Danish tyv, Swedish tjuv), Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian cub (“bandit, adventurer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θe͜oːf/

Noun

þēof m (nominative plural þēofas)

1. thief, robber
2. theft, robbery

Declension

Declension of þēof (strong a-stem)

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

Related terms

• þēofþ, þīefþ

Descendants

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