guþ
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
- IPA(key): /ɡuːθ/
Noun
gūþ f
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| 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”)
- gūþġeþingu (“the foreseen lot of looming war”)
- gūþġewǣde (“battle-dress, armour”)
- gūþġewinn (“battle, warlike contest”)
- 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”)
- gūþmæċġa (“a warlike man”)
- gūþmaga (“a warlike man”)
- gūþmōd (“of a warlike mind, bellicose”)
- gūþpleġa (“war play, battle”)
- gūþrǣs (“a warlike attack”)
- gūþrēaf (“a warlike outfit, armor”)
- gūþrēow (“fierce in a fight”)
- gūþrinc (“a man of war, warrior”)
- gūþsċeaþa (“one who harms by attacking”)
- gūþsċeorp (“war-clothing”)
- gūþsċrūd (“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”)
- gūþwērig (“war weary”)
- gūþwīga (“a warrior”)
- gūþwine (“a brother in arms”)
- gūþwudu (“war-wood, spear”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “guþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Swedish
Etymology
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:
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | guþ | guþin | guþar | guþanir, guþaner |
| accusative | guþ | guþin | guþa | guþana |
| dative | guþi, guþe | guþinum, guþenom | guþum, guþom | guþumin, guþomen |
| genitive | guþs | guþsins | guþa | guþanna |
neuter: