þeoden

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeudan, from Proto-Germanic *þeudanaz, from the same source as þēod. Cognate with Old Saxon thiodan, Old Norse þjóðann, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (þiudans).

Pronunciation

Noun

þēoden m (nominative plural þēodnas)

  1. (poetic) prince, lord, ruler, chief

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