þeof

Middle English

Noun

þeof

(chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of thef

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Cognate with Old Frisian thiaf, Old Saxon thiof, Dutch dief, Old High German diob (German Dieb), Old Norse þjófr (Danish tyv, Swedish tjuv), Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian cub (“bandit, adventurer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θeːof/

Noun

þēof m (nominative plural þēofas)

thief, robber
theft, robbery

Related terms

þēofþ, þīefþ

Descendants

Middle English: thef, theef
- Scots: thef, theif, thief
- English: thief

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