godsibbræden
Old English
Etymology
From godsibb (“godparent, sponsor”) + -rǣden
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡod.sibbˌræː.den/, [ˈɡod.zibˌræː.den]
Noun
godsibbrǣden f
- the state of being a godsibb (“godparent, religious sponsor”) to another
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | godsibbrǣden | godsibbrǣdenna, godsibbrǣdenne |
| accusative | godsibbrǣdenne | godsibbrǣdenna, godsibbrǣdenne |
| genitive | godsibbrǣdenne | godsibbrǣdenna |
| dative | godsibbrǣdenne | godsibbrǣdennum |
Descendants
- Middle English: gossibrede, gossiprede
- English: gossipred
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “godsibb-rǽden”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.