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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
Noun
ġesīþ m (nominative plural ġesīþas)
- companion, comrade
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30: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.
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