goldsmiþ
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- goldsmið — edh spelling
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *gulþasmiþaz. Cognate with Old Frisian goldsmith, Old Saxon goldsmith, Old Dutch goltsmith, Old High German goldsmid, Old Norse gullsmiðr. Equivalent to gold + smiþ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
goldsmiþ m
Declension[edit]
Declension of goldsmiþ (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | goldsmiþ | goldsmiþas |
| accusative | goldsmiþ | goldsmiþas |
| genitive | goldsmiþes | goldsmiþa |
| dative | goldsmiþe | goldsmiþum |
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: goldsmith
- Scots: goldsmyth, gouldsmeth
- English: goldsmith
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “goldsmiþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.