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Definition thew

Etymology 1

From Middle English thew, theow, from Old English þ?ow, þ?o (“servant, slave; servile, not free, bond”), from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, *þegwaz (“servant; subject, servile”), from Proto-Indo-European *tekwos (“runner”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek?- (“to run, flow”). Cognate with Old High German diu (“servant”) and dio (“unfree”), Gothic ???? (þius, “bondman, slave, servant”), Dutch dienen (“to serve”), German dienen (“to serve”), Old English þegn (“servant, minister, vassal”). See thegn, thane.

Noun

thew (plural thews)

  1. (obsolete) A bondman; a slave.
Adjective

thew (comparative more thew, superlative most thew)

  1. (obsolete) Bond; servile.

Etymology 2

From Middle English thewen, from Old English þ?owan, þ?wan (“to press, impress, force, press on, urge on, drive, press with a weapon, thrust, pierce, stab, threaten, rebuke, subjugate, crush, push, oppress, check”), from Proto-Germanic *þewjan? (“to enslave, oppress”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek?- (“to run, flow”). Cognate with Middle Dutch douwen, Middle Low German duwen, Middle High German diuhen, d?hen, diuwen (“to oppress”).

Verb

thew (third-person singular simple present thews, present participle thewing, simple past and past participle thewed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To oppress; enslave.

Etymology 3

From Middle English thew, theaw (often in plural thewes), from Old English þ?aw (“usage, custom, general practise of a community, mode of conduct, manner, practise, way, behaviour”). Cognate with Old Frisian th?w, Old Saxon thau (“custom”). possibly reflected in an Old High German *dou (“discipline, coercion, tuition”); West Germanic *þawwaz (“custom, habit”), of unknown etymology, by EWAhd tentatively identified as a reflex of an s-less variant of Proto-Indo-European (s)t?u- (s)te- (“to stand, place”).

Noun

thew (plural thews)

  1. Muscle or sinew.
  2. A good quality or habit; virtue.
  3. (usually in the plural) An attractive physical attribute, especially muscle; mental or moral vigour.
Verb

thew (third-person singular simple present thews, present participle thewing, simple past and past participle thewed)

  1. Instruct in morals or values; chastise.

Results 461 Words with the letters THEW

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6 letter words with the letters THEW 
HOWLET 12
SWATHE 11
SWITHE 11
THAWED 12
THAWER 11
TOWHEE 11
WEALTH 12
WECHTS 14
WEIGHT 13
WETHER 11
WHEATS 11
WHITED 12
WHITEN 12
WHITER 11
WHITES 11
WHITEY 13
WITHED 12
WITHER 11
WITHES 11
WREATH 11
WRETCH 14
WRITHE 11
WUTHER 12
5 letter words with the letters THEW 
THEWS 10
THEWY 12
THREW 10
WECHT 13
WHEAT 10
WHETS 10
WHITE 10
WITHE 10
4 letter words with the letters THEW 
THEW 9
WHET 9
3 letter words with the letters THEW 
ETH 5
HET 5
HEW 8
TEW 6
THE 5
WET 6
2 letter words with the letters THEW 
EH 4
ET 2
HE 4
WE 5

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