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Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubiþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō; equivalent to thef + -the (“abstract nominal suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθeːft(ə)/, /ˈθɛft(ə)/, /ˈθeːfθ(ə)/, /ˈθɛfθ(ə)/
- (mainly southern ME) IPA(key): /ˈθiːft(ə)/, /θift(ə)/
Noun
thefte
- Theft, stealing, robbery (in general or as an individual instance):
- Financial fraud; the mishandling of money.
- Something seen as analogous or equivalent to theft.
- Stolen or illegally acquired goods.
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