hagosteald

Old English

Alternative forms

• hagusteald, hæġsteald, hehsteald

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.ɡoˌstæ͜ɑld/, [ˈhɑ.ɣoˌstæ͜ɑɫd]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hagastaldaz (“unmarried man”, literally “set at the hedge”), a compound of Proto-Germanic *hagą, *hagaz, *hagô (“fence, enclosure, hedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kagʷh- (“fence, box”) + a derivative of Proto-Germanic *stal- (“to place, set”), from Proto-Indo-European *stelə- (“stem, trunk, base”). Equivalent to haw + *stold. Cognate with Old Saxon hagastald (“servant, young man”), Old High German hagastalt, hagastolt (“mercenary, unwed person”), Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚷᚢᛊᛏᚨᛚᛞᚨᛉ (hagustaldaʀ).

Noun

hagosteald m

1. unmarried man belonging to a royal court; young warrior
2. bachelor
3. young man; liegeman

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hagosteald	hagostealdas
accusative	hagosteald	hagostealdas
genitive	hagostealdes	hagostealda
dative	hagostealde	hagostealdum

Derived terms

• Hagustealdesēa
  • ⇒ Old English: Hagustaldeshām
    • English: Hexham

Descendants

• Middle English: hassel, haselle
• →? Old Norse: haukstaldar, haukstallar

Adjective

hagosteald

1. unmarried
2. independent
3. (referring to young men) military

Declension

Declension of hagosteald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hagosteald	hagosteald	hagosteald
Accusative	hagostealdne	hagostealde	hagosteald
Genitive	hagostealdes	hagostealdre	hagostealdes
Dative	hagostealdum	hagostealdre	hagostealdum
Instrumental	hagostealde	hagostealdre	hagostealde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hagostealde	hagostealda, hagostealde	hagosteald
Accusative	hagostealde	hagostealda, hagostealde	hagosteald
Genitive	hagostealdra	hagostealdra	hagostealdra
Dative	hagostealdum	hagostealdum	hagostealdum
Instrumental	hagostealdum	hagostealdum	hagostealdum

Declension of hagosteald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hagostealda	hagostealde	hagostealde
Accusative	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealde
Genitive	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Dative	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Instrumental	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Accusative	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Genitive	hagostealdra, hagostealdena	hagostealdra, hagostealdena	hagostealdra, hagostealdena
Dative	hagostealdum	hagostealdum	hagostealdum
Instrumental	hagostealdum	hagostealdum	hagostealdum

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hagastaldą (“celibacy, virginity”) (see above).

Noun

hagosteald n

1. celibacy

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hagosteald	hagosteald
accusative	hagosteald	hagosteald
genitive	hagostealdes	hagostealda
dative	hagostealde	hagostealdum

Adjective

hagosteald

1. virgin

Declension

Declension of hagosteald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hagosteald	hagosteald	hagosteald
Accusative	hagostealdne	hagostealde	hagosteald
Genitive	hagostealdes	hagostealdre	hagostealdes
Dative	hagostealdum	hagostealdre	hagostealdum
Instrumental	hagostealde	hagostealdre	hagostealde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hagostealde	hagostealda, hagostealde	hagosteald
Accusative	hagostealde	hagostealda, hagostealde	hagosteald
Genitive	hagostealdra	hagostealdra	hagostealdra
Dative	hagostealdum	hagostealdum	hagostealdum
Instrumental	hagostealdum	hagostealdum	hagostealdum

Declension of hagosteald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hagostealda	hagostealde	hagostealde
Accusative	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealde
Genitive	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Dative	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Instrumental	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Accusative	hagostealdan	hagostealdan	hagostealdan
Genitive	hagostealdra, hagostealdena	hagostealdra, hagostealdena	hagostealdra, hagostealdena
Dative	hagostealdum	hagostealdum	hagostealdum
Instrumental	hagostealdum	hagostealdum	hagostealdum