coþu

See also: cothú and cơ thủ

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kuþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈko.θu/, [ˈko.ðu]

Noun

coþu f

  1. disease, sickness
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Martinus ġelācnode mid ǣnlīpium cosse ǣnne hrēoflīnne mannan fram his micclan coðe, and fram atelīcum hīwe his unsmēðan līċes.
      Martinus cured a leprous man of his great sickness and from the horrid appearance of his unsmooth body with a single kiss.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative coþu coþa, coþe
accusative coþe coþa, coþe
genitive coþe coþa
dative coþe coþum

Descendants

  • English: cothe, coath, coathe (regional)
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