elþeod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aliþeudu, equivalent to el- (“foreign”) +‎ þēod (“nation”). Cognate with Old Saxon elithioda, Old High German elidiota, Welsh alltud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelˌθe͜oːd/

Noun

elþēod f

1. foreign country or nation; foreigners collectively

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	elþēod	elþēoda, elþēode
accusative	elþēode	elþēoda, elþēode
genitive	elþēode	elþēoda
dative	elþēode	elþēodum

Derived terms

• elþēodian
• elþēodiġ
• elþēodisċ
• elþēodnes