thede

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English þēod (people, nation), from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu, from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (people), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (people). More at Dutch.

Pronunciation

Noun

thede (plural thedes or theden)

  1. people, group
  2. tribe, community
  3. nation, realm. kingdom
  4. language

Descendants

  • Scots: thede, theid

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English thede, thiode, from Old English þēod (nation, people). See above.

Noun

thede (plural thedes)

  1. (obsolete) a country; a nation; a people or community
  2. (obsolete) a region or province