guþ

See also: guy, guth, Guy, GUY, guð, Guð, and Guy.

Gothic

Romanization

guþ

Romanization of 𐌲𐌿𐌸

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis (“killing, blow”), from *gʷʰen- (“hit, drive”). Cognate with Old Saxon gūdea, Old High German gund- (in gundfano (“war-flag”)), Old Norse guðr, gunnr. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin defendere and offendere, Proto-Slavic *gъnati- (Old Church Slavonic гънати (gŭnati), Russian гнать (gnatʹ)), Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌‎ (jainti, “to kill”), Sanskrit हन्ति (hanti, “to slay”), Lithuanian giñti as well as Old Irish gonaid.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡuːθ/

Noun

gūþ f

(poetic) battle, combat

Ic geneþde fela guþa. ― I dared many battles.
(Beowulf)

Declension

Declension of guþ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gūþ	gūþe, gūþa
accusative	gūþ, gūþe	gūþe, gūþa
genitive	gūþe	gūþa
dative	gūþe	gūþum

Derived terms

Terms derived from guþ

gūþbeorn (“warrior”)
gūþbil (“a war-bill, a sword”)
gūþbord (“a shield”)
gūþbyrne (“corselet, battle-mail”)
gūþcearu (“care or sorrow from battle”)
gūþcræft (“warfare, military strategy, tactics”)
gūþcwēn (“warrior queen”)
gūþcyning (“warrior king”)
gūþcyst (“warlike excellence, bravery”)
gūþdēaþ (“a war death”)
gūþfana (“a military standard”)
gūþfloga (“one who flies to war, a dragon”)
gūþfrēa (“warlord, warlike lord”)
gūþfrēc (“bold in war”)
gūþfrēca (“a warrior, a freak in battle”)
gūþfremmend (“war-maker, warrior”)
gūþfruma (“war chief”)
gūþfugel (“a bird of war, eagle”)

gūþġeatwe (“warlike outfit or gear”)
gūþġelaca (“a brother-in-arms, warrior”)
gūþġemōt (“a battle-meeting, battle, fight”)
gūþġetawa (“war gear, military equipment”)
gūþġewinn (“battle, warlike contest”)
gūþġewǣde (“battle-dress, armour”)
gūþġeþingu (“the foreseen lot of looming war”)
gūþhafoc (“a warhawk”)
gūþhelm (“a helm”)
gūþhere (“a warlike band, an army”)
gūþhrēþ (“war glory”)
gūþhwæt (“active in war, daring, brave”)
gūþlēoþ (“a war song”)
gūþmaga (“a warlike man”)
gūþmōd (“of a warlike mind, bellicose”)
gūþmæcga (“a warlike man”)
gūþpleġa (“war play, battle”)
gūþrēaf (“a warlike outfit, armor”)

gūþrēow (“fierce in a fight”)
gūþrinc (“a man of war, warrior”)
gūþrǣs (“a warlike attack”)
gūþsceaþa (“one who harms by attacking”)
gūþsceorp (“war-clothing”)
gūþscrūd (“war-clothing”)
gūþsearo (“war tools; arms & armor”)
gūþsele (“war-hall, hall of warriors”)
gūþspell (“war-tidings”)
gūþsweord (“a sword”)
gūþweard (“a war-guard, king”)
gūþweorc (“a warlike work or deed”)
gūþwērig (“war weary”)
gūþwīga (“a warrior”)
gūþwine (“a brother in arms”)
gūþwudu (“war-wood, spear”)
gūþþræc (“war-force”)

References

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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