þoden

Old English

Alternative forms

• ðoden — edh spelling

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Old English þoddettan (“to push, strike, batter”), Old English þyddan (“to strike, thrust, push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθo.den/

Noun

þoden m

1. tornado, whirlwind
2. whirlpool

Usage notes

• Per Clark-Hall, the o may be long.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	þoden	þodenas
accusative	þoden	þodenas
genitive	þodenes	þodena
dative	þodene	þodenum

Synonyms

• ȳst

References

• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “þoden”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan