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Middle English
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)
- people, group
- tribe, community
- nation, realm. kingdom
- language
Descendants
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English thede, thiode, from Old English þēod (“nation, people”). See above.
Noun
thede (plural thedes)
- (obsolete) a country; a nation; a people or community
- (obsolete) a region or province