þeow

== Old English == === Alternative forms === (older) þēo === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *þeu, from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, probably from earlier *þegwaz, *þehwaz (“runner, gofer”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”). Cognate with Old High German dio, Old Norse -þér. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θe͜oːw/ Rhymes: -e͜oːw === Noun === þēow m slave servant ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== þēowa ==== Related terms ==== þeġn þræl === Adjective === þēow servile ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: theow, thew English: theow