þiuver

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• þiuuær, þiuvær

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Compare Old Icelandic þjófr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θjuvɛr/

Noun

þiūver m (genitive þiūfs, plural þiūvar)

1. thief

Declension

Declension of þiuver (a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þiuver	þiufrin	þiuvar	þiuvarnir
accusative	þiuf	þiuvin	þiuva	þiuvana
dative	þiuvi	þiuvinom	þiuvom	þiuvonom
genitive	þiufs	þiufsins	þiuva	þiuvanna

Descendants

• Swedish: tjuv, (archaic or obsolete) tjuf, tiuf