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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
- in good condition
- (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)
- 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
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neuter
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plural
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| nominative
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gisunt
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gisunde
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gisunt
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gisunde
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gisunt
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gisundu
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| accusative
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gisundan
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gisunde
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gisunt
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gisunde
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gisunda
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gisundu
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| genitive
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gisundis
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gisundro
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gisundis
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gisundro
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gisundro
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gisundrō
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| dative
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gisundon
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gisundon
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gisundon
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gisundon
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gisundro
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gisundon
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| Weak declension
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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gisundo
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gisundu
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gisunda
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gisundu
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gisunda
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gisundu
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| accusative
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gisundin
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gisundin
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gisunda
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gisundin
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gisundin
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gisundin
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| genitive
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gisundin
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gisundno
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gisundin
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gisundno
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gisundin
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gisundno
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| dative
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gisundin
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gisundon
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gisundin
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gisundon
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gisundin
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gisundon
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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
- healthy
Descendants