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Gothic
Romanization
guþ
- Romanization of 𐌲𐌿𐌸
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gunþi, from Proto-Germanic *gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis (“killing, blow”). Shifted into the ō-stems at some point before i-umlaut; the inherited form *gȳþ occurs as the final element of names.
Germanic cognates include Old Norse gunnr ~ guðr. Old Saxon gūđ- and Old High German gund- appear in compounds.
Pronunciation
Noun
gūþ f
- (poetic) battle, combat
Declension
Declension of gūþ (strong i-stem)
Derived terms
- gūþbeorn (“warrior”)
- gūþbil (“a war-bill, a sword”)
- gūþbord (“a shield”)
- gūþbyrne (“corselet, battle-mail”)
- gūþcearu (“care or sorrow from battle”)
- gūþcræft (“warfare, military strategy, tactics”)
- gūþcwēn (“warrior queen”)
- gūþcyning (“warrior king”)
- gūþcyst (“warlike excellence, bravery”)
- gūþdēaþ (“a war death”)
- gūþfana (“a military standard”)
- gūþfloga (“one who flies to war, a dragon”)
- gūþfremmend (“war-maker, warrior”)
- gūþfruma (“war chief”)
- gūþfrēa (“warlord, warlike lord”)
- gūþfrēc (“bold in war”)
- gūþfrēca (“a warrior, a freak in battle”)
- gūþfugel (“a bird of war, eagle”)
- gūþhafoc (“a warhawk”)
- gūþhelm (“a helm”)
- gūþhere (“a warlike band, an army”)
- gūþhrēþ (“war glory”)
- gūþhwæt (“active in war, daring, brave”)
- gūþlēoþ (“a war song”)
- gūþmæcga (“a warlike man”)
- gūþmaga (“a warlike man”)
- gūþmōd (“of a warlike mind, bellicose”)
- gūþpleġa (“war play, battle”)
- gūþrǣs (“a warlike attack”)
- gūþrinc (“a man of war, warrior”)
- gūþrēaf (“a warlike outfit, armor”)
- gūþrēow (“fierce in a fight”)
- gūþsceaþa (“one who harms by attacking”)
- gūþsceorp (“war-clothing”)
- gūþscrūd (“war-clothing”)
- gūþsearo (“war tools; arms & armor”)
- gūþsele (“war-hall, hall of warriors”)
- gūþspell (“war-tidings”)
- gūþsweord (“a sword”)
- gūþþræc (“war-force”)
- gūþweard (“a war-guard, king”)
- gūþweorc (“a warlike work or deed”)
- gūþwine (“a brother in arms”)
- gūþwudu (“war-wood, spear”)
- gūþwērig (“war weary”)
- gūþwīga (“a warrior”)
- gūþġeatwe (“warlike outfit or gear”)
- gūþġelaca (“a brother-in-arms, warrior”)
- gūþġemōt (“a battle-meeting, battle, fight”)
- gūþġetawa (“war gear, military equipment”)
- gūþġeþingu (“the foreseen lot of looming war”)
- gūþġewǣde (“battle-dress, armour”)
- gūþġewinn (“battle, warlike contest”)
References
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós.
Compare Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old English god, Old High German and Old Dutch got, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ).
Noun
guþ m or n
- (Christianity) God m
- (paganism) god, deity n
Declension
masculine:
Declension of guþ (strong a-stem)
neuter:
Declension of guþ (strong a-stem)