gesith

noun /jɛˈsiːθ/

1. A companion to an athel or king in medieval England; a thegn; a comrade

   historical

   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 [...]

Where it comes from

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.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry gesith (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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