Old English · proper noun
Guþgeatas
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈɡuːθˌjæ͜ɑː.tɑs/[ˈɡuːðˌjæ͜ɑː.tɑs]
- Syllables
- ˈɡuːθ · ˌjæ͜ɑː · tɑs (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- war-geats
Meaning
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War-Geats, a term for the tribe of Geats used in Beowulf
Etymology
From gūþ (“war”) + Ġēatas (“Geats”)
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