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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)
Adjective
thew (comparative more thew, superlative most thew)
- (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)
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)
- Muscle or sinew.
- A good quality or habit; virtue.
- (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)
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