þeoden

Old English

Alternative forms

• þīoden, þīeden
• ðēoden — 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)

1. (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

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	þēoden	þēodnas
accusative	þēoden	þēodnas
genitive	þēodnes	þēodna
dative	þēodne	þēodnum

Derived terms

• þēodenġedāl
• þēodenhold
• þēodenlēas (“leaderless”)
• þēodenmāþum
• þēodenstōl