githuld

Old Saxon

Etymology

From gi- +‎ a Germanic base represented by tholon. Cognate with Old English ġeþyld, Dutch geduld, Old High German githult (German Geduld).

Noun

githuld f

  1. patience
    erlos tholodun thegnos mid githuldeon : the earls endured the thanes with patience. (Heliand, verse 4523)

Declension

githuld (feminine i-stem)
singular plural
nominative githuld githuldi
accusative githuld githuldi
genitive githuldi githuldiō
dative githuldi githuldium
instrumental — —

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: *gedult
    • Low German: Geduld, Duld
    • German Low German: Geduld
    • Plautdietsch: Jedult
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