þearf, st. f., _need_: nom. sg. þearf, 1251, 2494, 2638; þâ him wäs manna þearf (_as he was in need of men_), 201; acc. sg. þearfe, 1457, 2580, 2850; fremmað ge nu leóda þearfe (_do ye now what is needful for the folk_), 2802; dat. sg. ät þearfe, 1478, 1526, 2695, 2710; acc. pl. se for andrysnum ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe (_who would supply in courtesy all the thane's needs_), 1798 (cf. sele-þegn, 1795).--Comp.: firen-, nearo-, ofer-þearf. þearf. See þurfan. ge-þearfian, w. v., = _necessitatem imponere_: pret. part. þâ him swâ ge-þearfod wäs (_since so they found it necessary_), 1104. þearle, adv., _very, exceedingly_, 560. þeáh, þêh, conj., _though, even though_ or _if_: 1) with subj. þeáh, 203, 526, 588, 590, 1168, 1661, 2032, 2162. Strengthened by þe: þeáh þe, 683, 1369, 1832, 1928, 1942, 2345, 2620; þeáh ... eal (_although_), 681.--2) with indic.: þeáh, 1103; þêh, 1614.--3) doubtful: þeáh he ûðe wel, 2856; swâ þeáh (_nevertheless_), 2879; nô ... swâ þeáh (_not then however_), 973; näs þe forht swâ þêh (_he was not, though, afraid_), 2968; hwäðre swâ þeáh (_yet however_), 2443. þeáw, st. m., _custom, usage_: nom. sg., 178, 1247; acc. sg. þeáw, 359; instr. pl. þeáwum (_in accordance with custom_), 2145. þeód, st. f.: 1) _war-troop, retainers_: nom. sg., 644, 1231, 1251.--2) _nation, folk_: nom. sg., 1692; gen. pl. þeóda, 1706.--Comp.: sige-, wer-þeód. þeód-cyning, st. m., (=folc-cyning), _warrior-king, king of the people_: nom. sg. (Hrôðgâr), 2145; (Ongenþeów), 2964, 2971; þiód-cyning (Beówulf), 2580; acc. sg. þeód-cyning (Beówulf), 3009; gen. sg. þeód-cyninges (Beówulf), 2695; gen. pl. þeód-cyninga, 2. þeóden, st. m., _lord of a troop, war-chief, king; ruler_: nom. sg., 129, 365, 417, 1047, 1210, 1676, etc.; þióden, 2337, 2811; acc. sg. þeóden, 34, 201, 353, 1599, 2385, 2722, 2884, 3080; þióden, 2789; dat. sg. þeódne, 345, 1526, 1993, 2573, 2710, etc.; þeóden, 2033; gen. sg. þeódnes 798, 911, 1086, 1628, 1838, 2175; þiódnes, 2657; nom. pl. þeódnas, 3071. þeóden-leás, adj., _without chief_ or _king_: nom. pl. þeóden-leáse, 1104. þeód-gestreón, st. n., _people's-jewel, precious treasure_: instr. pl. þeód-ge-streónum, 44; gen. pl. þeód-ge-streóna, 1219. þeódig, adj., _appertaining to a_ þeód: in comp. el-þeódig. þeód-scaða, w. m., _foe of the people, general foe_: nom. sg. þeód-sceaða (_the dragon_), 2279, 2689. þeód-þreá, st. f. m., _popular misery, general distress_: dat. pl. wið þeód-þreáum, 178. þeóf, st. m., _thief_: gen. sg. þeófes cräfte, 2221. þeón, st. v.: 1) _to grow, ripen, thrive_: pret. sg. weorðmyndum þâh (_grew in glory_), 8.--2) _to thrive in, succeed_: pret. sg. hûru þät on lande lyt manna þâh (_that throve to few_), 2837. See Note, l. 901. ge-þeón, _to grow, thrive; increase in power and influence_: imper. ge-þeóh tela, 1219; inf. lof-dædum sceal ... man geþeón, 25; þät þät þeódnes bearn ge-þeón scolde, 911.