eldertongue

Old English · noun

geþeaht

Normalised ġeþeaht

Part of speech
noun, feminine / neuter
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/jeˈθæ͜ɑxt/
Syllables
je · ˈθæ͜ɑxt (2 syllables)
Modern English
determinationplanresolutioncounselpurposeconsultationdeliberationdevice

Meaning

  1. counsel, consultation, deliberation, advice, thought, a determination, resolution, device, plan, purpose

  2. a council, assembly

    Đyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betweoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan.

    At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

Declension

All forms (5)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, equivalent to ġe- + þeaht.

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