thede

See also: Thede

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
  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /θøːd/
  • IPA(key): /θeːd/

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
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