þeoden
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þeudan, from Proto-Germanic *þeudanaz, from the same source as þēod. Cognate with Old Saxon thiodan, Old Norse þjóðann, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (þiudans).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθe͜oː.den/
Noun
þēoden m (nominative plural þēodnas)
- (poetic) prince, lord, ruler, chief
- Mære þēoden / æþeling ǣrgōd / unblīþe sæt. ― The famous ruler, the ever-good chieftain, sat dismayed. (Beowulf, ll. 129-130)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:þeoden
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þēoden | þēodnas |
| accusative | þēoden | þēodnas |
| genitive | þēodnes | þēodna |
| dative | þēodne | þēodnum |
Derived terms
- þēodenġedāl
- þēodenhold
- þēodenlēas (“leaderless”)
- þēodenmāþum
- þēodenstōl