Old English · proper noun
Eadgyþ
Normalised Ēadgȳþ
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌɡyːθ/
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑːd · ˌɡyːθ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- edith
Meaning
-
a female given name
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Audagunþi, from *aud (“wealth”) + *gunþi (“battle”). Equivalent to ēad + gūþ. Cognate with Old High German Ōtgund.
Descendants
edith
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