Reconstruction:Old English/gilde

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gildiz, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *geldą (“payment, reward”) (see Old English ġeld) or to Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”) (see Old English ġeldan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjil.de/, [ˈjiɫ.de]

Adjective

*ġilde

1. valuable, precious
2. wholesome, healthy, stout, great

Declension

Declension of ġilde — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġilde	ġildu, ġildo	ġilde
Accusative	ġildne	ġilde	ġilde
Genitive	ġildes	ġildre	ġildes
Dative	ġildum	ġildre	ġildum
Instrumental	ġilde	ġildre	ġilde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġilde	ġilda, ġilde	ġildu, ġildo
Accusative	ġilde	ġilda, ġilde	ġildu, ġildo
Genitive	ġildra	ġildra	ġildra
Dative	ġildum	ġildum	ġildum
Instrumental	ġildum	ġildum	ġildum

Declension of ġilde — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġilda	ġilde	ġilde
Accusative	ġildan	ġildan	ġilde
Genitive	ġildan	ġildan	ġildan
Dative	ġildan	ġildan	ġildan
Instrumental	ġildan	ġildan	ġildan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġildan	ġildan	ġildan
Accusative	ġildan	ġildan	ġildan
Genitive	ġildra, ġildena	ġildra, ġildena	ġildra, ġildena
Dative	ġildum	ġildum	ġildum
Instrumental	ġildum	ġildum	ġildum

Related terms

• ġield
• ġieldan

Descendants

• Middle English: *yeld, *yald
  • English: yauld, yald
  • Scots: yauld