THEOW


Meaning of THEOW in English

ˈthā(ˌ)ō noun

( -s )

Etymology: Old English thēow; akin to Old High German thio muoti servant's disposition, humility, thionōn to serve, Old Norse thjōna to serve, Gothic thius servant, and perhaps to Old Irish techid he flees, Sanskrit takti he hurries; basic meaning: to run

: a British slave of Anglo-Saxon times

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