Ealdgyþ
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aldgunþi, from *ald (“old”) + *gunþi (“battle”). Equivalent to eald + gūþ. Cognate with Old High German Altigund.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑld.ɡyːθ/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫd.ɣyːθ]
Proper noun
Ealdgȳþ f
- a female given name
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ealdgȳþ | — |
| accusative | Ealdgȳþ, Ealdgȳþe | — |
| genitive | Ealdgȳþe | — |
| dative | Ealdgȳþe | — |
References
- Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 34