gisunt

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gasund. Cognates include Old English ġesund, Old High German gisunt and Old Saxon gisund. Compare also English sound

Pronunciation

Adjective

gisunt

  1. in good condition
    1. (of journeys and travels) safe, prosperous
      • c. 900 CE, Die altmittel- und altniederfränkischen Psalmen und Glossen :
        gisunda farht duon sal uns got saldano unsero
        The God of our salvation will make our journey prosperous to us. (Psalms 67:20)
  2. sound, healthy
    • c. 1100 CE, Rhinelandic Rhyming Bible:
      In ther seluer stúnt. wart ther kuning wole gesunt.
      At the same time, the king became wholly sound.

Inflection

Declension of gisunt (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative gisunt gisunt gisunt gisunda, gisunde
accusative gisundan, gisunden gisunda gisunt gisunda, gisunde
genitive gisundes gisundero gisundes gisundero
dative gisundin, gisundemo gisundero gisundin, gisundemo gisundon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative gisundo gisunda gisunda gisundon
accusative gisundon gisundon gisunda gisundon
genitive gisundin gisundon gisundin gisundono
dative gisundin gisundon gisundin gisundon

Descendants

Further reading

  • “gisunt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gasund, whence also Old English ġesund. Compare Dutch gezond, and Swedish sund.

Adjective

gisunt

  1. healthy

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