Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

þeóden

  • noun [ masculine ]
Dictionary links
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
the chief of a þeód [cf. dryhten, dryht for connexion of þeóden, þeód],
a prince, king; the word is used almost exclusively in poetry, but occurs once in the Laws in an alliterative phrase
Show examples
  • Ǽlc be his mǽðe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden,

      L. R. 1; Th. i. 190, 14.
  • Eádmund cyning, Engla þeóden,

      Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 7.
  • Cyning, þeóden Scyldinga,

      Beo. Th. 3746; B. 1871.
  • Gúðcyning, Wedera þeóden,

      4661; B. 2336.
  • Ðeóden gumena (

    Holofernes

    ),
      Judth. Thw. 22, 18; Jud. 66.
  • Hér Eádgár wæs, Engla waldend, tó cyninge gehálgod ... on ðam xxx wæs ðeóden gehálgod,

      Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 28.
  • Se mondryhten, se eów máðmas geaf ... hé oft gesealde helm and byrnan, þeóden his þegnum,

      Beo. Th. 5730; B. 2869: Cd. Th. 158. 34; Gen. 2627.
  • Ríce þeóden,

      161, 31; Gen. 2673: 222, 24; Dan. 109.
  • Mǽre þeóden,

      Beo. Th. 259; B. 129: 3434; B. 1715.
  • Wealhþeów ðeódnes dohtor,

      4354; B. 2174: 3678; B. 1837: 2174; B. 1085.
  • Þrý wǽron on ðæs þeódnes byrig, ðæt hié noldon hyra þeódnes dóm þafigan onginnan,

      Cd. Th. 227, 18; Dan. 188.
  • Þeódnes (

    Constantine

    ) willan,
      Elen. Kmbl. 534; El. 267.
  • Ásecgan suna Healfdenes, mǽrum þeódne, mín ǽrende, aldre ðínum,

      Beo. Th. 695; B. 385: Cd. Th. 221, 25; Dan. 93.
  • Þegnas þeódne sægdon,

      228, 20; Dan. 205.
  • Þeóden mǽrne þegn, winedryhten his, wætere gelafede,

      Beo. Th. 5435; B. 2721: 5570; B. 2788.
  • Leófne þeóden, ríces hyrde,

      6151; B. 3079.
  • Mǽrne þeóden, hláford leófne,6274; B. 3141.
a great man, a lord, chief
Show examples
  • Úre þeóden (

    Byrhtnoth

    ) líð, eorl on eorðan,
      Byrht. Th. 138, 39; By. 232: 135, 18; By. 120.
  • Þrymfæst þeóden (

    Noah

    ),
      Cd. Th. 200, 27; Exod. 363.
  • Þeóden leófesta, Andr. Kmbl. 575; An. 285: (

    Guthlac

    ),
      Exon. Th. 163, 1; Gú. 987.
  • Þurh ðæs þeódnes word,

      174, 2; Gú. 1171.
  • Eorl Beówulfes wolde freádrihtnes feorh ealgian, mǽres þeódnes,

      Beo. Th. 1598; B. 797: 3259; B. 1627.
  • Seó ecg geswác þeódne (

    Beowulf, not yet a king

    ) æt þearfe,
      3054; B. 1525.
  • Hé læg ðegenlíce ðeódne (

    Byrhtnoth

    ) gebende,
      Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294.
  • Mec ides freán sealde, holdum þeódne, swá hió háten wæs,

      Exon. Th. 479, 7; Rä. 62, 4.
  • Hæleð, þeódnes þrymfulle, þegnas wlitige, Andr. Kmbl. 725; An. 363. II a. referring to other than men :-- Fuglas þringaþ ymbe æþelne, ǽghwylc wylle wesan þegn and þeów þeodne mǽrum (

    the Phenix

    ),
      Exon. Th. 209, 4; Ph. 165.
referring to the Deity,
to God
Show examples
  • Wæs freá eallum leóf, þeóden his þegnum,

      Cd. Th. 5, 31; Gen. 80: 37, 29; Gen. 597: 218, 4; Dan. 34.
  • Þeóden, rodera waldend,

      73, 10; Gen. 1202.
  • Freá ælmihtig, mǽre þeóden,

      52, 34; Gen. 853.
  • Swegles aldor, ríce þeóden,

      53, 21; Gen. 864.
  • Engla þeóden,

      205, 6; Exod. 431.
  • Swegles ealdor, þearltmód þeóden gumena,

      Judth. Thw. 22, 34; Jud. 91.
  • Se þióden,

      Met. 11, 80.
  • Þegnas þrymfæste þeóden heredon,

      Cd. Th. 2, 7; Gen. 15.
to Christ
Show examples
  • Lífes ceápode þeóden moncynne,

      Exon. Th. 68, 1; Cri. 1097.
  • Se brego mǽra tó Bethania, þeóden þrymfæst, his þegna gedryht gelaðade,

      29, 3; Cri. 457.
  • Crist, cyninga wuldor, mǽre ðeóden,

      Menol. Fox 4; Men. 2.
  • Se drihten, se ðe deáð for ús geþrowode, þeóden engla,

      Cd. Th. 306, 19; Sat. 666: Elen. Kmbl. 971; El. 487.
Etymology
[Goth. þiudans βασιλεύs: O. Sax. thiodan (used of God and Christ, as also of earthly rulers): Icel. þjóðann (poet.) a king, ruler; a great man.]
Full form

Word-wheel

  • þeóden, n.