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thede

thede

English

Alternative forms

  • theid (Scotland)

Noun

thede (plural thedes)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) A nation; people.
  2. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) A country; land; kingdom.
    • 1508, Golagros & Gawane sig. aiiiiv:
      All the wyis in welth he weildis in theid.
    • 2004, J. Douglas Bruce, Le Morte Arthur:
      For men told in many a thede That launcelot by the quene lay; [...]

Derived terms

  • thede-folk

Middle English

Noun

thede (plural thede or theden)

  1. Alternative form of theode

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English thede, thiode, from Old English þēod (nation, people). See above.

Noun

thede (plural thedes)

  1. A country; a people or community.
  2. A region or province.
  3. Species; kind.