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ge-síþ

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]
Wright's OE grammar
§97; §286; §574;
A companion, fellow, companion or follower of a chief or king; socius, comes
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  • Gif mon elþeódigne ofsleá gif he mǽgleás síe healf kynincg [áh] healf se gesíþ

    if one slay a foreigner, if he be kinless, half the king [has], half the companion,

    • L. In. 23
      • ;
    • Th. i. 116, 16.

  • Gif gesíþcund mon þingaþ wið cyning for his inhíwan, náh he náne wíterǽdenne, se gesíþ

    if a 'gesithcund' man compound a suit with the king for his household, he, the 'gesith,' shall not have any fee,

    • 50
      • ;
    • Th. i. 134. 5.

  • Se gesíþ gelaðede ðone cyning to his háme

    rex, rogatus a comite,

    • Bd. 3, 22
      • ;
    • S. 553. 29.

  • Him se gesíþ fultumade and ealle ða neáhmenn

    juvante cŏmĭte ac vicīnis omnĭbus,

    • 4, 4
      • ;
    • S. 571, 14.

  • Wæs sum gesíþ on neáweste

    erat cŏmes in proximo,

    • 4, 10
      • ;
    • S. 578, 18.

  • Ðá bæd se gesíþ hine, ðæt he eóde on his hús

    rŏgāvit cŏmes eum in dŏmum suam ingrĕdi,

    • 5, 4
      • ;
    • S. 617, 10: 5. 5
      • ;
    • S. 617, 40.

  • Daniel deóra gesíþ

    Daniel, the beasts' associate,

    • Cd. 208
      • ;
    • Th. 251, 24
      • ;
    • Dan. 662.

  • Hyre wæs hálig gǽst singal gesíþ

    to her the Holy Spirit was a constant companion,

    • Exon. 69 a
      • ;
    • Th. 257, 4
      • ;
    • Jul. 242.

  • To hám his gesíþes

    in dŏmo cŏmĭtis,

    • Bd. 3, 14
      • ;
    • S. 539, 43.

  • He on ðæs gesíþes hús ineóde

    dŏmum cŏmĭtis intrāvit,

    • 5, 4
      • ;
    • S. 617, 16.

  • Wæs se bisceop gelaðed sumes gesíþes cyricean to hálgianne

    episcopus vocātus est ad dedicandam Ecclesiam comĭtis,

    • 5, 5
      • ;
    • S. 617, 34
      • ;
    • Shrn. 69, 32: 70, 23: 122, 18.

  • On gesíþes hád

    in the condition of a comrade,

    • Beo. Th. 2598
      • ;
    • B. 1297.

  • Fram ðam ylcan gesíþe

    ab eŏdem comĭte,

    • Bd. 5, 4
      • ;
    • S. 617, 9.

  • To his treówum gesíþe

    to his faithful companion,

    • Exon. 51 b
      • ;
    • Th. 179, 29
      • ;
    • Gú. 1269.

  • He hæfde him to gesíþþe sorge and longaþ

    he had for his companion sorrow and longing,

    • 100 a
      • ;
    • Th. 377, 13
      • ;
    • Deór. 3.

  • Swǽse gesíþas

    his dear companions,

    • Beo. Th. 57
      • ;
    • B. 29: 4086
      • ;
    • B. 2040: 5029
      • ;
    • B. 2518.

  • Fróde gesíþas, ealde ǽgleáwe hit getealdon

    wise fellows, elders skilled in law computed it,

    • Menol. Fox 36
      • ;
    • Men. 18.

  • Ða gesíþas

    the comrades,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 693
      • ;
    • Sal. 346.

  • Mec gesíþas sendaþ æfter hondum

    comrades send me from hand to hand,

    • Exon. 108 a
      • ;
    • Th. 412, 24
      • ;
    • Rä. 31, 5.

  • Húþe feredon seccas and gesíþþas

    warriors and allies carried away the spoil,

    • Cd. 95
      • ;
    • Th. 124, 23
      • ;
    • Gen. 2067: Judth. 11
      • ;
    • Thw. 24, 22
      • ;
    • Jud. 201.

  • Gesíþa ða sǽmestan

    the worst of companions,

    • Exon. 86 b
      • ;
    • Th. 326, 7
      • ;
    • Wíd. 125.

  • Nǽnig swǽsra gesíþa

    no one of the dear companions,

    • Beo. Th. 3872
      • ;
    • B. 1934.

  • Æðele cempa mid gesíþum

    the noble champion with his companions,

    • 2630
      • ;
    • B. 1313: 3852
      • ;
    • B. 1924: 5257
      • ;
    • B. 2632: Exon. 14 b
      • ;
    • Th. 30, 1
      • ;
    • Cri. 473.

  • Ðæt wæs Satane and his gesíþum mid gegearwad

    that was prepared for Satan and his associates with him,

    • 30 a
      • ;
    • Th. 93, 7
      • ;
    • Cri. 1522: 123 b
      • ;
    • Th. 474, 21
      • ;
    • Bo, 33: 89 b, Th. 337, 2
      • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 58: Salm. Kmbl. 907
      • ;
    • Sal. 453.

  • Þeóda þrymfæste þegnum and gesíþþum

    famous nations with vassals and allies,

    • Cd. 91
      • ;
    • Th. 114, 23
      • ;
    • Gen. 1908.
Etymology
[For the technical meaning of 'gesith' see Stubbs' Const. Hist. under 'comitatus' and 'gesith;' Kemble's Saxons in England, i. 168; and Schmid's A. S. Gesetz. 'gesíþ.'
Goth. ga-sinþja:
O. Sax. gi-síð:
O. H. Ger. gi-sindo.]
Linked entries
v.  ge-sóð ge-síþman.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-síþ.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/16033.

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