geoguþ

geoguþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġeogoþ, iuguþ

Etymology

From North Sea Germanic *jugūþ, from West Germanic *jugunþi, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþiz. Related to Old Frisian jogethe (West Frisian jeugd), Old Saxon juguth (Low German Jöögd), Old Dutch iuginde (Dutch jeugd), Old High German jugund (German Jugend).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuɡuθ/, [ˈjuɣuθ]

Noun

ġeoguþ f

1. youth (quality or state of being young)
2. youth (young person or people)

Declension

Declension of geoguþ (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeoguþ	ġeoguþa, ġeoguþe
accusative	ġeoguþe	ġeoguþa, ġeoguþe
genitive	ġeoguþe	ġeoguþa
dative	ġeoguþe	ġeoguþum

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝeoȝuthe, ȝuwethe, youthe
  • Scots: ȝouthe, ȝouth, ȝowth, ȝewth, youth
  • English: youth