*alaþeudō

Runic: ᚨᛚᚨᚦᛖᚢᛞᛟ Pronunciation: /ˌɑ.lɑ.ˈθeu̯.ðɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

mankind, the whole population

Etymology

From *ala- + *þeudō. Carr (1939: 59) suggests that this term may be an old variant of *Alamann-.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.alaþeudōalaþeudôz
Acc.alaþeudǭalaþeudōz
Gen.alaþeudōzalaþeudǫ̂
Dat.alaþeudōialaþeudōmaz
Inst.alaþeudōalaþeudōmiz
Voc.alaþeudōalaþeudôz

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Descendants

  • *alaþeudu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • alathioda (Old Saxon)
  • alþjóð (Old Norse)
    • alþjóð (Icelandic)

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