geoguþ

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Old English

Alternative forms

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

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

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġeoguþ ġeoguþa, ġeoguþe
accusative ġeoguþe ġeoguþa, ġeoguþe
genitive ġeoguþe ġeoguþa
dative ġeoguþe ġeoguþum

Descendants