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Old English · adjective

þeodisc

Normalised þēodisċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈθe͜oː.diʃ/
Syllables
ˈθe͜oː · diʃ (2 syllables)
Modern English
nationalthedishtheodishgentilelanguage

þeodisc1 · adjective

Senses

  1. national

  2. Gentile

  3. native, of one's native tribe/nation

Declension

þeodisc2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. a language

    Þēah hit ġebyriġe þæt þā ūtemestan þēoda ēowerne naman ūp āhebban and on maniġ þēodisċ ēow heriġen

    May it come about that the uttermost peoples lift up your name and praise you in many languages.

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of þeodisc
SingularPlural
Nominative þēodisċþēodisc
Accusative þēodisċþēodisc
Genitive þēodisċesþēodisca
Dative þēodisċeþēodiscum

All forms (19)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of or relating to a people”). Equivalent to þēod + -isċ.

Descendants

thedish, theodish

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