See also: Thede

Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English þēod (people, nation), from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu, from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (people), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (people). More at Dutch.

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Noun

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thede (plural thedes or theden)

  1. people, group
  2. tribe, community
  3. nation, realm. kingdom
  4. language
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Descendants

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  • Scots: thede, theid

Scots

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Etymology

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From Middle English thede, thiode, from Old English þēod (nation, people). See above.

Noun

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thede (plural thedes)

  1. (obsolete) a country; a nation; a people or community
  2. (obsolete) a region or province
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COMMUNITY 2
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