geoguþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġeogeð, ġeogoð, ġeogoþ, ġeogoþe, ġiogoð, ġioguð, ġuguð, iugeð, iugoþ, iuguð, iuguþ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *jugunþi, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþiz. Cognate with Old Frisian jogethe, Old Saxon juguth, Old Dutch iuginde, and Old High German jugund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.ɡuθ/, [ˈju.ɣuθ]

Noun

ġeoguþ f

1. youth (quality or state of being young)
2. youth (young person or people)

Declension

Declension of geoguþ (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeoguþ	ġeoguþa, ġeoguþe
accusative	ġeoguþe	ġeoguþa, ġeoguþe
genitive	ġeoguþe	ġeoguþa
dative	ġeoguþe	ġeoguþum

Descendants

• Middle English: youthe
  • English: youth (obsolete yought)
  • Middle Scots: ȝouthe, ȝouth, ȝowth, ȝewth, youth
    • Scots: youth