þeo

Middle English

Pronoun

þeo

  1. (chiefly southern West Midland dialectal) alternative form of þe (“thee”)

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θe͜oː/

Etymology 1

Pronoun

þēo f

  1. alternative form of sēo

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *þeu, from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, probably from earlier *þegwaz, *þehwaz (“runner, gofer”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old High German dio, Proto-Norse ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ) (whence Old Norse -þér).

Noun

þēo m

  1. alternative form of þēow, servant
Declension

Strong wa-stem:

singular plural
nominative þēo þeowas
accusative þēo þeowas
genitive þeowes þeowa
dative þeowe þeowum
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