Eadgyþ
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) + gūþ (“battle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌɡyːθ/
Proper noun
Ēadgȳþ f
- a female given name
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ēadgȳþ | — |
| accusative | Ēadgȳþ, Ēadgȳþe | — |
| genitive | Ēadgȳþe | — |
| dative | Ēadgȳþe | — |
Descendants
- English: Edith
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 1426 (Ælfwig, abbot, and the community at Bath, to Stigand, archbishop; lease, for life, of 30 hides at Tidenham, Gloucs., in return for 10 marks of gold and 20 pounds of silver, with reversion to the abbey. The lessee is to pay an annual render of one mark of gold, 6 porpoises and thirty thousand herring), Eadgyþ is mentioned as "Eadgy∂" in the old text section, "Eadgyð" in the text section, and "Eadgyth" in the translation section.