Old English · noun

geaþ

Normalised ġēaþ

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /jæ͜ɑːθ/
Syllables: jæ͜ɑːθ (1 syllable)
Modern English: ridicule lightmindedness foolishness mockery extravagance luxury

Meaning

ridicule, mockery; foolishness, lightmindedness
luxury, extravagance

Declension

Declension of geaþ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ġēaþ	ġēaþa ġēaþe
Accusative	ġēaþe	ġēaþa ġēaþe
Genitive	ġēaþe	ġēaþa
Dative	ġēaþe	ġēaþum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gauþu, from Proto-Germanic *gauþō (“mockery”, literally “barkings”), derived from the plural of *gauþą (“barking”). Cognate with Old Norse gauð (“barking, scolding”).

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