gesith
A companion to an athel or king in medieval England; a thegn; a comrade
Noun
- 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...
- The gesith took him and had his wounds attended to. - 1999, Saint Bede (the Venerable), Judith McClure, Roger Collins, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People:
- "Now comes before you Luisan the Fat of Littlewood, who stands accused of murder," announced Heldric, gesith of Lord Ossaric's liegemen and most experienced in the ways of the court. - 2010, Liane Merciel, The River...
Origin
Learned borrowing from Old English ġesīþ (“companion, fellow, comrade; companion or follower of an athel or king”), from Proto-West Germanic *gasinþ, from Proto-Germanic *gasinþô.