þeoden

== Old English == === Alternative forms === þīoden, þīeden ðēoden — edh spelling === 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 Synonyms: see Thesaurus:þeoden Mære þēoden / æþeling ǣrgōd / unblīþe sæt. ― The famous ruler, the ever-good chieftain, sat dismayed. (Beowulf, ll. 129-130) ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== þēodenġedāl þēodenhold þēodenlēas (“leaderless”) þēodenmāþum þēodenstōl