giedd

Old English

Alternative forms

ġidd, ġydd, ġedd, ġied, ġid, ġyd, ġed

Etymology

There are no exact cognates, though the shape of the word points to a Proto-Germanic *gadją. This would make the ⟨ie⟩ from fronting of *a, palatal diphthongization and i-umlaut, and the geminate ⟨d⟩ from West Germanic gemination which was eventually leveled into the nominative/accusative singular, a development which happened to almost all ja-stems with light root syllables (see hyse).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ji͜ydd/, [ji͜yd]

Noun

ġiedd n (West Saxon)

(poetic) story, tale, song, poem

Declension

Declension of giedd (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġiedd	ġiedd
accusative	ġiedd	ġiedd
genitive	ġieddes	ġiedda
dative	ġiedde	ġieddum

Derived terms

ġieddian

Descendants

Scots: yed

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