þeof

Middle English

Noun

þeof

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of thef

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Cognate with Old Frisian thiāf, Old Saxon thiof, Old High German diob, Old Norse þjófr, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θe͜oːf/

Noun

þēof m

  1. thief
  2. (rare) theft

Declension

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Descendants

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