þeoden

Old English

Alternative forms

ðeoden — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeudan, from Proto-Germanic *þeudanaz, from the same source as þēod. Cognate with Old Saxon thiodan, Old Norse þjóðann, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (þiudans).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθe͜oː.den/

Noun

þēoden m (nominative plural þēodnas)

(poetic) prince, lord, ruler, chief
- Mære þēoden / æþeling ǣrgōd / unblīþe sæt. ― The famous ruler, the ever-good chieftain, sat dismayed. (Beowulf, ll. 129-130)

Declension

Declension of þeoden (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þēoden	þēodnas
accusative	þēoden	þēodnas
genitive	þēodnes	þēodna
dative	þēodne	þēodnum

Derived terms

þēodenlēas (“leaderless”)

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