Etymology

thewed

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Today it means: Having thews or muscles. Full definition →

Middle English thewed ← Old English ġeþēawod
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thewed · adjective1

  1. Old English · derived fromþēawian
  2. Old English · inherited fromġeþēawod
  3. Middle English · inherited fromthewed“well raised, well mannered, virtuous; habituated, trained”
  4. English todaythewed

From Middle English thewed (“well raised, well mannered, virtuous; habituated, trained”), from Old English ġeþēawod, past participle of Old English þēawian, ġeþēawian (“to make mannered, form the habits or character of a person, educate”), equivalent to thew + -ed.

thewed · verb2

From thew + -ed.

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