þeowdom

Old English

Etymology

From þēow +‎ -dōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθe͜oːwˌdoːm/

Noun

þēowdōm m

1. service, servitude
2. slavery, bondage

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	þēowdōm	þēowdōmas
accusative	þēowdōm	þēowdōmas
genitive	þēowdōmes	þēowdōma
dative	þēowdōme	þēowdōmum

Derived terms

• ǣfenþēowdōm
• þēowdōmhād

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þēowdōm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.