thef

Middle English

Alternative forms

• theef, þef, þeef, þeof
• thief, þief, þyef (Kent, Essex)
• thefe, theff, thyef (Late Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English þēof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeːf/

Noun

thef (plural theves or thefes)

1. A thief or robber (one who steals, especially stealthily):
   1. A fraudster or con artist.
   2. A kidnapper; a stealer of people.
2. A criminal or villain; a malicious or lawbreaking person:
   1. A liar; one who is dishonest.
   2. An usurer or miser; a financially immoral individual.
   3. A mercenary or freebooter; a soldier motivated by money.

Related terms

• thefly
• thefte
• thevysch

Descendants

• English: thief
• Middle Scots: theif, theef, theeff, theiff, theiffe, thef (early), thief (Anglicised), teif, tyif (Galloway)
  • Scots: thief

References

• “thẹ̄f, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 October 2018.

Ndom

Numeral

thef

1. two

References

• The Number System of Ndom