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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þiubiþu. Equivalent to þēof + -þ.
Pronunciation
Noun
þīefþ f
- theft
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
Descendants
- Middle English: thefte, theffte, theft, thifthe, þeefte, þeft, þeofþe, þeuft, þiefþe, þifte, þyefþe
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