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Old English · noun

wilgesiþ

Normalised wilġesīþ

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈwil.jeˌsiːθ/
Syllables
ˈwil · je · ˌsiːθ (3 syllables)
Modern English
dear

Meaning

  1. dear companion

Declension

Declension of wilgesiþ
SingularPlural
Nominative wilġesīþwilġesīþas
Accusative wilġesīþwilġesīþas
Genitive wilġesīþeswilġesīþa
Dative wilġesīþewilġesīþum

All forms (6)

Etymology

willa (“welcome”) + ġesīþ (“companion, comrade”)

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