thef

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === theef, þef, þeef, þeof thief, þief, þyef (Kent, Essex) thefe, theff, thyef (Late Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English þēof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeːf/ === Noun === thef (plural theves or thefes) A thief or robber (one who steals, especially stealthily): A fraudster or con artist. A kidnapper; a stealer of people. A criminal or villain; a malicious or lawbreaking person: A liar; one who is dishonest. An usurer or miser; a financially immoral individual. A mercenary or freebooter; a soldier motivated by money. ==== Related terms ==== thefly thefte thevysch ==== Descendants ==== English: thief Middle Scots: theif, theef, theeff, theiff, theiffe, thef (early), thief (Anglicised), teif, tyif (Galloway)Scots: thief ==== References ==== “thẹ̄f, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 October 2018. == Ndom == === Numeral === thef two === References === The Number System of Ndom