ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þewaz, earlier *þegwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old English þēow, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃 (þius).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθewaʐ/

Noun

ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ) m

  1. servant
    Synonym: *ᚦᚱᚨᚷᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*þragilaʀ)
    • c. 5th century, Valsfjord inscription (N KJ55, original reads right-to-left)
      ᛖᚲᚺᚨᚷᚢᛊᛏᚨᛚᛞᚨᛉᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉᚷᛟᛞᚨᚷᚨᛊ […]
      ekhagustaldaʀþewaʀgodagas […]
      /ek hagustaldaʀ þewaʀ godagas […] /
      I, Hagustaldaz, servant of Gōdagaz […]

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old Norse: -þér
    • ⇒ Old Norse: Eggþér, Hamðir
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