- thiufs
- (thiub-)[akin to Eng thief] : thief. Deriv. thiubi theft, thiubjo secretly
Gothic dictionary with etymologies.
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thief — /theef/, n., pl. thieves. a person who steals, esp. secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny. [bef. 900; ME; OE theof; c. D dief, G Dieb, ON thjofr, Goth thiufs] Syn. burglar, pickpocket, highwayman. THIEF, ROBBER refer to… … Universalium
thief — [[t]θif[/t]] n. pl. thieves a person who steals, esp. secretly • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE thēof, c. OFris thiāf, OSthiof, OHG thiob, ON thjōfr, Go thiufs syn: thief, robber refer to one who steals. A thief takes the goods or property of… … From formal English to slang
