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gesiths

gesiths is the plural of gesith.

Meaning of gesith

Noun

gesith (plural gesiths)

  1. (historical) A companion to an athel or king in medieval England; a thegn; a comrade
    • Beowulf the son of the noble Ecgtheow became the gesith of King Hygelac, and, when he rose to be a chieftain, had lands, treasures, and gesiths of his own [...]1903, William Stubbs, The constitutional history of England in its origin and development

Questions about gesiths

What is gesiths the plural of?
Gesiths is the plural of gesith.

Words near gesiths in the dictionary

  1. gesithcund
  2. gesithcundman
  3. gesithcundmen
  4. gesithman
  5. gesithmen
  6. gesiths
  7. Geskalhuheraa
  8. Geske
  9. Geskes
  10. Gesler
  11. gesling

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