"þeow" meaning in Old English

See þeow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /θe͜oːw/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *þeu, from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, probably from earlier *þegwaz, *þehwaz (“runner, gofer”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old High German dio, Old Norse -þér. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*þeu}} Proto-West Germanic *þeu, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*þewaz}} Proto-Germanic *þewaz, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*tekʷ-|t=to run}} Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”), {{cog|goh|dio}} Old High German dio, {{cog|non|-þér}} Old Norse -þér Head templates: {{ang-adj|þēow}} þēow Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|þēow}} Forms: þēow [canonical], strong [table-tags], þēow [masculine, nominative, singular], þēow [feminine, nominative, singular], þēow [neuter, nominative, singular], þēowne [accusative, masculine, singular], þēowe [accusative, feminine, singular], þēow [accusative, neuter, singular], þēowes [genitive, masculine, singular], þēowre [feminine, genitive, singular], þēowes [genitive, neuter, singular], þēowum [dative, masculine, singular], þēowre [dative, feminine, singular], þēowum [dative, neuter, singular], þēowe [instrumental, masculine, singular], þēowre [feminine, instrumental, singular], þēowe [instrumental, neuter, singular], þēowe [masculine, nominative, plural], þēowa [feminine, nominative, plural], þēowe [feminine, nominative, plural], þēow [neuter, nominative, plural], þēowe [accusative, masculine, plural], þēowa [accusative, feminine, plural], þēowe [accusative, feminine, plural], þēow [accusative, neuter, plural], þēowra [genitive, masculine, plural], þēowra [feminine, genitive, plural], þēowra [genitive, neuter, plural], þēowum [dative, masculine, plural], þēowum [dative, feminine, plural], þēowum [dative, neuter, plural], þēowum [instrumental, masculine, plural], þēowum [feminine, instrumental, plural], þēowum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], þēowa [masculine, nominative, singular], þēowe [feminine, nominative, singular], þēowe [neuter, nominative, singular], þēowan [accusative, masculine, singular], þēowan [accusative, feminine, singular], þēowe [accusative, neuter, singular], þēowan [genitive, masculine, singular], þēowan [feminine, genitive, singular], þēowan [genitive, neuter, singular], þēowan [dative, masculine, singular], þēowan [dative, feminine, singular], þēowan [dative, neuter, singular], þēowan [instrumental, masculine, singular], þēowan [feminine, instrumental, singular], þēowan [instrumental, neuter, singular], þēowan [masculine, nominative, plural], þēowan [feminine, nominative, plural], þēowan [neuter, nominative, plural], þēowan [accusative, masculine, plural], þēowan [accusative, feminine, plural], þēowan [accusative, neuter, plural], þēowra [genitive, masculine, plural], þēowena [genitive, masculine, plural], þēowra [feminine, genitive, plural], þēowena [feminine, genitive, plural], þēowra [genitive, neuter, plural], þēowena [genitive, neuter, plural], þēowum [dative, masculine, plural], þēowum [dative, feminine, plural], þēowum [dative, neuter, plural], þēowum [instrumental, masculine, plural], þēowum [feminine, instrumental, plural], þēowum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. servile Derived forms: Angelþēow [masculine], Eċġþēow [masculine], Ongenþēow [masculine], Wealhþēow [feminine], weorcþēow (english: work-slave) [masculine], þēowet, þēowian, þiewen
    Sense id: en-þeow-ang-adj-ItyxHQFR Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 64 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 9 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 4 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þēo

Noun

IPA: /θe͜oːw/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *þeu, from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, probably from earlier *þegwaz, *þehwaz (“runner, gofer”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old High German dio, Old Norse -þér. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*þeu}} Proto-West Germanic *þeu, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*þewaz}} Proto-Germanic *þewaz, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*tekʷ-|t=to run}} Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”), {{cog|goh|dio}} Old High German dio, {{cog|non|-þér}} Old Norse -þér Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=þēow|sort=}} þēow m, {{ang-noun|m|head=þēow}} þēow m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|þēow}}, {{ang-decl-noun|þēow|þēowas|þēow|þēowas|þēowes|þēowa|þēowe|þēowum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: þēow [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], þēow [nominative, singular], þēowas [nominative, plural], þēow [accusative, singular], þēowas [accusative, plural], þēowes [genitive, singular], þēowa [genitive, plural], þēowe [dative, singular], þēowum [dative, plural]
  1. slave
    Sense id: en-þeow-ang-noun-GDk2sBDG
  2. servant
    Sense id: en-þeow-ang-noun-KVryxVxx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 9 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 4 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þēowa, þēo Related terms: þeġn
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    {
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      "form": "þēowan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þēowum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þēow"
      },
      "expansion": "þēow",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þēow"
      },
      "name": "ang-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "servile"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "servile",
          "servile"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θe͜oːw/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "þēo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "þeow"
}

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