þeow
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *þeu, from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, probably from earlier *þegwaz, *þehwaz (“runner, gofer”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old High German dio, Old Norse -þér.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editþēow m
Declension
editStrong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | þēow | þēowas |
accusative | þēow | þēowas |
genitive | þēowes | þēowa |
dative | þēowe | þēowum |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editAdjective
editþēow
Declension
editDeclension of þēow — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | þēow | þēow | þēow |
Accusative | þēowne | þēowe | þēow |
Genitive | þēowes | þēowre | þēowes |
Dative | þēowum | þēowre | þēowum |
Instrumental | þēowe | þēowre | þēowe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | þēowe | þēowa, þēowe | þēow |
Accusative | þēowe | þēowa, þēowe | þēow |
Genitive | þēowra | þēowra | þēowra |
Dative | þēowum | þēowum | þēowum |
Instrumental | þēowum | þēowum | þēowum |
Declension of þēow — Weak
Derived terms
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- Old English adjectives