geoguþ

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From North Sea Germanic *jugūþ, from West Germanic *jugunþi, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþiz. Related to Old Frisian jogethe (West Frisian jeugd), Old Saxon juguth (Low German Jöögd), Old Dutch iuginde (Dutch jeugd), Old High German jugund (German Jugend).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjuɡuθ/, [ˈjuɣuθ]

Noun

ġeoguþ f

  1. youth (quality or state of being young)
  2. youth (young person or people)

Declension
Declension of geoguþ (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġeoguþ ġeoguþa, ġeoguþe
accusative ġeoguþe ġeoguþa, ġeoguþe
genitive ġeoguþe ġeoguþa
dative ġeoguþe ġeoguþum

Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝeoȝuthe, ȝuwethe, youthe
    • Scots: ȝouthe, ȝouth, ȝowth, ȝewth, youth
    • English: youth
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