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Old English · adjective

geþyldig

Normalised ġeþyldiġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/jeˈθyl.dij/
[jeˈθyɫ.dij]
Syllables
je · ˈθyl · dij (3 syllables)
Modern English
patient

Meaning

  1. patient

    Lufu biþ ġeþyldegu, lufu biþ mildu.

    Love is patient, love is kind.

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaþuldīgaz. Cognate with Old High German gidultig (German geduldig). Equivalent to ġeþyld + -iġ.

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