"thef" meaning in Middle English

See thef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /θeːf/ Forms: theves [plural], thefes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English þēof. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|þēof}} Old English þēof Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} thef, {{enm-noun|theves|pl2=thefes}} thef (plural theves or thefes)
  1. thief Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-jdKa3ZmS Disambiguation of People: 12 0 28 0 0 26 26 0 0 7
  2. highwayman
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-3vZfZeJU
  3. poacher Categories (topical): Crime, People
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-IAW3nBmN Disambiguation of Crime: 2 2 60 5 2 7 10 2 4 5 Disambiguation of People: 12 0 28 0 0 26 26 0 0 7
  4. defrauder Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-VJ0tIhDF Disambiguation of Finance: 3 3 4 66 3 3 7 3 5 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 19 48 1 3 7 1 7 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 16 44 3 4 7 3 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 3 78 2 2 2 2 4 4
  5. kidnapper
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-myKJTBMx
  6. liar Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-MOkZDX~f Disambiguation of People: 12 0 28 0 0 26 26 0 0 7
  7. felon Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-otatTgbx Disambiguation of People: 12 0 28 0 0 26 26 0 0 7
  8. usurer
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-UZx28q9T
  9. A malicious, evil, or wicked person.
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-u5bUNttj
  10. A person who enters conflict for loot or booty.
    Sense id: en-thef-enm-noun-bIcauAPa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: theef, theff, thyef, þef, þeef, þief, þyef, þeof, thefe Related terms: thefly, thefte, thevysch

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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            "1": "en",
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          },
          "expansion": "English: thief",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: thef, theif, thief"
    }
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      "expansion": "Old English þēof",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English þēof.",
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    {
      "form": "theves",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thefes",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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      ],
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          "highwayman"
        ]
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            "Law",
            "All topics",
            "Justice",
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        },
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          "_dis": "12 0 28 0 0 26 26 0 0 7",
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "poacher"
      ],
      "id": "en-thef-enm-noun-IAW3nBmN",
      "links": [
        [
          "poacher",
          "poacher"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 19 48 1 3 7 1 7 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 16 44 3 4 7 3 6 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 3 78 2 2 2 2 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 4 66 3 3 7 3 5 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Finance",
          "orig": "enm:Finance",
          "parents": [
            "Business",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "defrauder"
      ],
      "id": "en-thef-enm-noun-VJ0tIhDF",
      "links": [
        [
          "defrauder",
          "defrauder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kidnapper"
      ],
      "id": "en-thef-enm-noun-myKJTBMx",
      "links": [
        [
          "kidnapper",
          "kidnapper"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "12 0 28 0 0 26 26 0 0 7",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "enm:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "liar"
      ],
      "id": "en-thef-enm-noun-MOkZDX~f",
      "links": [
        [
          "liar",
          "liar"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "12 0 28 0 0 26 26 0 0 7",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "enm:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "felon"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "felon",
          "felon"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "usurer"
      ],
      "id": "en-thef-enm-noun-UZx28q9T",
      "links": [
        [
          "usurer",
          "usurer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A malicious, evil, or wicked person."
      ],
      "id": "en-thef-enm-noun-u5bUNttj",
      "links": [
        [
          "malicious",
          "malicious"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "wicked",
          "wicked"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person who enters conflict for loot or booty."
      ],
      "id": "en-thef-enm-noun-bIcauAPa",
      "links": [
        [
          "loot",
          "loot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/θeːf/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "theef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "theff"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "thyef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "þef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "þeef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "þief"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "þyef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "þeof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "thefe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thef"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Crime",
    "enm:Finance",
    "enm:People"
  ],
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          },
          "expansion": "English: thief",
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        }
      ],
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    },
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: thef, theif, thief"
    }
  ],
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    },
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "theves",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thefes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "thefly"
    },
    {
      "word": "thefte"
    },
    {
      "word": "thevysch"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "thief"
      ],
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        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "highwayman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "highwayman",
          "highwayman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "poacher"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poacher",
          "poacher"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "defrauder"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defrauder",
          "defrauder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kidnapper"
      ],
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        [
          "kidnapper",
          "kidnapper"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "liar"
      ],
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        [
          "liar",
          "liar"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "felon"
      ],
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        [
          "felon",
          "felon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "usurer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "usurer",
          "usurer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A malicious, evil, or wicked person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "malicious",
          "malicious"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "wicked",
          "wicked"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person who enters conflict for loot or booty."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loot",
          "loot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θeːf/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "theef"
    },
    {
      "word": "theff"
    },
    {
      "word": "thyef"
    },
    {
      "word": "þef"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeef"
    },
    {
      "word": "þief"
    },
    {
      "word": "þyef"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeof"
    },
    {
      "word": "thefe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thef"
}

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