geoguþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġeogeð, ġeoguð, ġeogoð, ġeogoþ, ġeogoþe, ġiogoþ, 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)
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Ġemon hē seleseċġas · ond sincþege,
     hū hine on ġeoguðe · his goldwine
     wenede tō wiste · Wyn eal ġedrēas.

     He remembers hall-men and takings of treasures,
     how his goldfriend accustomed him
     to feast on youth. Mirth has completely perished.

2. youth (young person or people)

Declension

Declension of ġeoguþ (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