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
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30‎^[1]:

     Ful oft mec ġesīþas sendað æfter hondum, þæt mec weras ond wīf wlonce cyssað.

     Very oft companions send me from hand to hand so that proud men and women kiss me.

Declension

Declension of ġesīþ (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