thiof

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeub (“thief”). Compare Old English þēof, Old Frisian thiaf.

Noun

thiof m

  1. thief

Declension

thiof (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative thiof thiovos
accusative thiof thiovos
genitive thioves thiovō
dative thiove thiovum
instrumental — —

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: dêf, dief
    • German Low German: Deef, Deev, Deew, Deiw
    • Plautdietsch: Deef, Deiw
    • → Saterland Frisian: Däif
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