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 thiāf, Old Saxon thiof, Old High German diob, Old Norse þjófr, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θe͜oːf/

Noun

þēof m

1. thief
2. (rare) theft

Declension

Declension of þēof (strong a-stem)

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

Derived terms

• manþēof
• þēofsċip
• þīefþu

Descendants

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