"theed" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θiːd/ Forms: theeds [plural], thede [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːd Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English þēod (“language”), from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu, from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, tribe”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“tribe”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ang|þēod||language}} Learned borrowing from Old English þēod (“language”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*þeudu}} Proto-West Germanic *þeudu, {{der|en|gem-pro|*þeudō|t=people, tribe}} Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, tribe”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*tewtéh₂|t=tribe}} Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“tribe”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} theed (plural theeds)
  1. (puristic, rare) Language. Tags: rare Synonyms: tongue, speech (english: in some sense), atheed
    Sense id: en-theed-en-noun-3bnE0XgD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ðiːd/
Rhymes: -iːd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} theed
  1. simple past and past participle of thee. Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: thee
    Sense id: en-theed-en-verb-Dn5f0rfg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for theed meaning in English (2.9kB)

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