thef
Middle English
/θeːf/
noun
Definitions
- thief
- highwayman
- poacher
- defrauder
- kidnapper
- liar
- felon
- usurer
- A malicious, evil, or wicked person.
- A person who enters conflict for loot or booty.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English þēof (thief) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz (thief).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þeubaz
Gloss
thief
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cyberthief English
- horsethief English
- outfangthief English
- spellthief English
- theft English
- thief English
- thiefdom English
- thiefess English
- thiefhood English
- thiefless English
- thieflike English
- thiefly English
- thiefness English
- thiefproof English
- thiefship English
- thiefy English
- thievish English
- *þeubaz Proto-Germanic
- sæþeof Old English
- þeof Old English
- þēof Old English
- þīefþ Old English
- þīfþ Old English
- thefly Middle English
- theft Middle English
- thevysch Middle English
- þjófr Old Norse
- *thiof Old High German
- diob Old High German
- 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 Gothic
- *þeub gmw-pro
- *thiof Old Dutch
- thiof Old Saxon
- thiaf Old Frisian
- thiāf Old Frisian
- tif Nigerian Pidgin