ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þewaz, earlier *þegwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old English þēow, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃 (þius).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθewaʐ/

Noun

ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ) m

1. servant

   Synonym: *ᚦᚱᚨᚷᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*þragilaʀ)

   • c. 5th century, Valsfjord inscription (N KJ55, original reads right-to-left)

     ᛖᚲᚺᚨᚷᚢᛊᛏᚨᛚᛞᚨᛉᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉᚷᛟᛞᚨᚷᚨᛊ […]

     ekhagustaldaʀþewaʀgodagas […]

     /ek hagustaldaʀ þewaʀ godagas […] /

     I, Hagustaldaz, servant of Gōdagaz […]

Derived terms

• ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᚦᛖᚹᚨᛊ (kelbaþewas)
• ᛟᚹᛚᚦᚢᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (owlþuþewaʀ)

Descendants

• Old Norse: -þér
  • ⇒ Old Norse: Eggþér, Hamðir