gesiþ

See also: gesith

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gasinþô, equivalent to ġe- +‎ sīþ. Cognate with Old Saxon gisīth, Old High German gisindo (German Gesinde), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰 (gasinþa), 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰 (gasinþja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈsiːθ/

Noun

ġesīþ m (nominative plural ġesīþas)

1. companion, comrade

Declension

Declension of gesiþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġesīþ	ġesīþas
accusative	ġesīþ	ġesīþas
genitive	ġesīþes	ġesīþa
dative	ġesīþe	ġesīþum

Derived terms

• ġesīþsċipe (“society, fellowship”)
• ealdġesīþ (“old companion”)
• wilġesīþ (“dear companion”)

Descendants

• → English: gesith