guot

See also: guột

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gu‧ot
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuʔot/, [ˈɡu.ʔɔt̪]

Adjective

guot

1. (regional, chiefly Davao) tight
2. (regional, chiefly Davao) crowded
3. (regional, chiefly Davao) tight-fitting

Synonyms

• huot

Jamaican Creole

Noun

guot (plural guot dem, quantified guot)

1. goat, she-goat
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 15:29:

     Bot im se tu im faada se, ‘Aal dem ier ya mi wok laka sliev fi yu an mi du evriting we yu tel mi fi du. Bot aal dem taim de no iivn wan dege-dege yong guot yu no gi mi fi selibriet wid mi fren dem

     but he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

Further reading

• guot at majstro.com

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Adjective

guot (comparative beȥȥer, superlative beȥȥest, adverb wol)

1. good

Declension

Positive forms of guot

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
strong declension	nominative	guoter	guotiu	guoteȥ	guote	guotiu
	genitive	guotes	guoter(e)	guotes	guoter(e)
	dative	guotem(e)	guoter(e)	guotem(e)	guoten
	accusative	guoten	guote	guoteȥ	guote	guotiu
weak declension	nominative	dër guote	diu guote	daȥ guote	die guoten	diu guoten
	genitive	dës guoten	dër guoten	dës guoten	dër guoten
	dative	dëm guoten	dër guoten	dëm guoten	dën guoten
	accusative	dën guoten	die guoten	daȥ guote	die guoten	diu guoten

Comparative forms of guot

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
weak declension	nominative	dër beȥȥere	diu beȥȥere	daȥ beȥȥere	die beȥȥeren	diu beȥȥeren
	genitive	dës beȥȥeren	dër beȥȥeren	dës beȥȥeren	dër beȥȥeren
	dative	dëm beȥȥeren	dër beȥȥeren	dëm beȥȥeren	dën beȥȥeren
	accusative	dën beȥȥeren	die beȥȥeren	daȥ beȥȥere	die beȥȥeren	diu beȥȥeren

Superlative forms of guot

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
strong declension	nominative	bester	bestiu	besteȥ	beste	bestiu
	genitive	bestes	bester(e)	bestes	bester(e)
	dative	bestem(e)	bester(e)	bestem(e)	besten
	accusative	besten	beste	besteȥ	beste	bestiu
weak declension	nominative	dër beste	diu beste	daȥ beste	die besten	diu besten
	genitive	dës besten	dër besten	dës besten	dër besten
	dative	dëm besten	dër besten	dëm besten	dën besten
	accusative	dën besten	die besten	daȥ beste	die besten	diu besten

Descendants

• Alemannic German: guet

  Alsatian: güet (north), güat (south)

  Swabian: guat

• Bavarian: guad, guat

  Cimbrian: guut, guat

  Mòcheno: guat

• Central Franconian: jot, got, gut

  Hunsrik: gud

  Kölsch: joot

  Luxembourgish: gutt

  Transylvanian Saxon: geat, gäd

• East Central German:

  Silesian East Central German: gutt (inflected gud-)

  ⇒ Silesian East Central German: Gudes (as in nischt Gudes, viel Gudes)

  Upper Saxon German: gudd

  Vilamovian: güt

• German: gut
• Yiddish: גוט (gut)

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “guot”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke‎^[1], Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Adjective

guot (comparative betiro, superlative betst)

1. good

Inflection

Declension of guot

Strong declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	guot	guode	guot	guode	guot	guodu
accusative	guodan	guode	guot	guode	guoda	guodu
genitive	guodis	guodro	guodis	guodro	guodro	guodrō
dative	guodon	guodon	guodon	guodon	guodro	guodon
Weak declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	guodo	guodu	guoda	guodu	guoda	guodu
accusative	guodin	guodin	guoda	guodin	guodin	guodin
genitive	guodin	guodno	guodin	guodno	guodin	guodno
dative	guodin	guodon	guodin	guodon	guodin	guodon

Quotations

1. Somastont, bannit gravo Thiederik thana heriban endi thia cogscult, endi ruopit hi alla gunthvanon tuote himo. Wi hiugun ons vilo wala huo wi thie keisar ut Ostfrankon gislagon haddon. That, giska ana thero stada thie wi Vlardinga heton. That was en guot wich.

   Sometimes, there comes count Dirk through the highway (war-path) and the. And he takes for himself all war banners. It made us very well how we have defeated the emperor of East Francia. That occurred at the place we call Vlaardingen. That was a good battle!

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: goet
  • Dutch: goed
    • Afrikaans: goed
    • Javindo: goet
    • Jersey Dutch: xût
    • Negerhollands: goed, goei, goeie, got, gu, gue, guet
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: gut
  • Limburgish: good
  • Zealandic: goed

Further reading

• “guot (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Compare Old Dutch guot, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old English gōd, Old Norse góðr, Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs).

Adjective

guot

1. good

Derived terms

• guotdegan
• guotī
• guotwerklib

Descendants

• Middle High German: guot
  • Alemannic German: guet

    Alsatian: güet (north), güat (south)

    Swabian: guat

  • Bavarian: guad, guat

    Cimbrian: guut, guat

    Mòcheno: guat

  • Central Franconian: jot, got, gut

    Hunsrik: gud

    Kölsch: joot

    Luxembourgish: gutt

    Transylvanian Saxon: geat, gäd

  • East Central German:

    Silesian East Central German: gutt (inflected gud-)

    ⇒ Silesian East Central German: Gudes (as in nischt Gudes, viel Gudes)

    Upper Saxon German: gudd

    Vilamovian: güt

  • German: gut
  • Yiddish: גוט (gut)