Reconstruction:Old English/geoltid
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This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Old English
Etymology
Though modern Yuletide is only first attested at the boundary between Middle and Modern English (c. 1475), this word is also supported by the Old Norse cognate jólatíð and analogous terms such as Eastertide, which shows up already in Old English as ēastertīd. The late attestation is not surprising, as the word Yule had been confined to the North since the close of the Old English period, only spreading elsewhere in the 19th century.[1] For more, see Yule and tide.
Pronunciation
Noun
*ġēoltīd f
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ġēoltīd | *ġēoltīde, *ġēoltīda |
| accusative | *ġēoltīd, *ġēoltīde | *ġēoltīde, *ġēoltīda |
| genitive | *ġēoltīde | *ġēoltīda |
| dative | *ġēoltīde | *ġēoltīdum |
Descendants
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “yuletide”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.