guþ

See also: guy, guth, Guy, GUY, guð, Guð, and Guy.

Gothic

Romanization

guþ

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌿𐌸

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis (“killing, blow”), from *gʷʰen- (“hit, drive”). Cognate with Old Saxon gūdea, Old High German gund- (in gundfano (“war-flag”)), Old Norse guðr, gunnr. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin defendere and offendere, Proto-Slavic *gъnati- (Old Church Slavonic гънати (gŭnati), Russian гнать (gnatʹ)), Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌‎ (jainti, “to kill”), Sanskrit हन्ति (hanti, “to slay”), Lithuanian giñti as well as Old Irish gonaid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡuːθ/

Noun

gūþ f

  1. (poetic) battle, combat
    Ic geneþde fela guþa. ― I dared many battles.
    (Beowulf)

Declension
Declension of guþ (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative gūþ gūþe, gūþa
accusative gūþ, gūþe gūþe, gūþa
genitive gūþe gūþa
dative gūþe gūþum

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”)
  • gūþfrēa (“warlord, warlike lord”)
  • gūþfrēc (“bold in war”)
  • gūþfrēca (“a warrior, a freak in battle”)
  • gūþfremmend (“war-maker, warrior”)
  • gūþfruma (“war chief”)
  • gūþfugel (“a bird of war, eagle”)
  • gūþġeatwe (“warlike outfit or gear”)
  • gūþġelaca (“a brother-in-arms, warrior”)
  • gūþġemōt (“a battle-meeting, battle, fight”)
  • gūþġetawa (“war gear, military equipment”)
  • gūþġewinn (“battle, warlike contest”)
  • gūþġewǣde (“battle-dress, armour”)
  • gūþġeþingu (“the foreseen lot of looming war”)
  • 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”)
  • gūþmaga (“a warlike man”)
  • gūþmōd (“of a warlike mind, bellicose”)
  • gūþmæcga (“a warlike man”)
  • gūþpleġa (“war play, battle”)
  • gūþrēaf (“a warlike outfit, armor”)
  • gūþrēow (“fierce in a fight”)
  • gūþrinc (“a man of war, warrior”)
  • gūþrǣs (“a warlike attack”)
  • 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”)
  • gūþweard (“a war-guard, king”)
  • gūþweorc (“a warlike work or deed”)
  • gūþwērig (“war weary”)
  • gūþwīga (“a warrior”)
  • gūþwine (“a brother in arms”)
  • gūþwudu (“war-wood, spear”)
  • gūþþræc (“war-force”)

References
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