thede

== English == === Noun === thede (plural thedes) Alternative form of theed. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === þeode, þeod, þede, theode, thed === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /θøːd/ IPA(key): /θeːd/ === Noun === thede (plural thedes or theden) people, group tribe, community nation, realm, kingdom language ==== Related terms ==== thedisch, þedisch ==== Descendants ==== Scots: thede, theid == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English thede, thiode, from Old English þēod (“nation, people”). See above. === Noun === thede (plural thedes) (obsolete) a country; a nation; a people or community (obsolete) a region or province