glajt

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German geleite.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɡɫajt/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɡlajt/

Noun

glajt m inan

  1. Geleitrecht, safe conduct (in the Middle Ages and the following centuries, a document issued by a ruler allowing its holder to pass through a territory and guaranteeing their safety)
  2. (law) official document authorizing something

Declension

Declension of glajt (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative glajt glajty glajti, glajtové
genitive glajta, glajtu glajtú glajtóv
dative glajtu glajtoma glajtóm
accusative glajt glajty glajty
vocative glajte glajty glajti, glajtové
locative glajtě, glajtu glajtú glajtiech
instrumental glajtem glajtoma glajty
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

    • glejtovati
    • glejtovný

Descendants

  • Czech: glejt

References

  1. ^ Michálek, Emanuel (1970) Český právní jazyk údobí předhusitského a doby Husovy [Czech legal language of the pre-Hussite and Hussite period] (in Czech), Prague: Academia, page 35

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