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Old English
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, equivalent to ġe- + þeaht.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġeþeaht f or n
- (uncountable) counsel, consultation, deliberation, advice, thought, a determination, resolution, device, plan, purpose
- (countable) a council, assembly
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Đyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betweoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan .- At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.
Declension
- Feminine
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