þeod

See also: þeod-

Old English

Alternative forms

þīod

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θeːod/

Noun

þēod f (nominative plural þēoda)

people, tribe, nation, race
homeland, native country
(plural) people, population, gentiles
language
Synonym: geþēode

Declension

Declension of þeod

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þēod	þēoda
accusative	þēode	þēoda
genitive	þēode	þēoda
dative	þēode	þēodum

Derived terms

Sweoðeod (“Swede-people”)
þēodisc
þēodġestrēon
þēodland
þēodþrēa
þēodwiġa

Descendants

Middle English: theode, thede
- Scots: thede, theid
- English: thede, theod (archaic)

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