atheed

== English == === Alternative forms === athede, ithede, itheed, ythede, ytheed (all puristic and rare) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old English ġeþēode (“language”), from ġe- +‎ þēode (“people, nation”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈθiːd/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): [əˈθɪjd] Rhymes: -iːd === Noun === atheed (countable and uncountable, plural atheeds) (puristic, rare) Language. Synonyms: tongue, (in some sense) speech, (puristic) theed ==== Usage notes ==== Forms that end in -theed are spelled parallel to the English fleece vowel—mimicking words like keep, deed or sheet—while forms that end in -thede mimic words like scheme or gene. In Anglish (a puristic style of English), as in Middle English, no standard spelling conventions exist, making the writer free to choose any choiceworthy spelling.