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Old English
- 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
Noun
ġeoguþ f
- 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.
- youth (young person or people)
Declension
Declension of ġeoguþ (strong ō-stem)
Descendants