英和和英

語源

From 古期英語 þēof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

発音

• IPA: /θeːf/

名詞

thef (plural theves or thefes)

1. A thief or robber (one who steals, especially stealthily):
   1. A fraudster or con artist.
   2. A kidnapper; a stealer of people.
2. A criminal or villain; a malicious or lawbreaking person:
   1. A liar; one who is dishonest.
   2. An usurer or miser; a financially immoral individual.
   3. A mercenary or freebooter; a soldier motivated by money.

関連する語

• thefly
• thefte
• thevysch

派生した語

• English: thief
• Middle Scots: theif, theef, theeff, theiff, theiffe, thef (early), thief (Anglicised), teif, tyif (Galloway)
  • Scots: thief

参照

• “thẹ̄f, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 October 2018.