þeow

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See also: theow and yeow

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeu, from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, probably from earlier *þegwaz, *þehwaz (“runner, gofer”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old High German dio, Old Norse -þér.

Pronunciation

Noun

þēow m

  1. slave
  2. servant

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative þēow þēowas
accusative þēow þēowas
genitive þēowes þēowa
dative þēowe þēowum

Synonyms

Adjective

þēow

  1. servile

Declension

Declension of þēow — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative þēow þēow þēow
Accusative þēowne þēowe þēow
Genitive þēowes þēowre þēowes
Dative þēowum þēowre þēowum
Instrumental þēowe þēowre þēowe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative þēowe þēowa, þēowe þēow
Accusative þēowe þēowa, þēowe þēow
Genitive þēowra þēowra þēowra
Dative þēowum þēowum þēowum
Instrumental þēowum þēowum þēowum
Declension of þēow — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative þēowa þēowe þēowe
Accusative þēowan þēowan þēowe
Genitive þēowan þēowan þēowan
Dative þēowan þēowan þēowan
Instrumental þēowan þēowan þēowan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative þēowan þēowan þēowan
Accusative þēowan þēowan þēowan
Genitive þēowra, þēowena þēowra, þēowena þēowra, þēowena
Dative þēowum þēowum þēowum
Instrumental þēowum þēowum þēowum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: theow, thew
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