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Old English
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)
- (poetic) prince, lord, ruler, chief
- Mære þēoden / æþeling ǣrgōd / unblīþe sæt. ― The famous ruler, the ever-good chieftain, sat dismayed. (Beowulf, ll. 129-130)
Declension
Declension of þēoden (strong a-stem)
Derived terms