githult

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaþuldi. Cognate with Old High German gidult.

Noun

githult f or n

1. forbearance, patience

Inflection

Declension of githult (feminine i-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	githult	githuldi
accusative	githult	githuldi
genitive	githuldi	githuldo
dative	githuldi	githuldin, githuldon

Declension of githult (neuter i-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	githult	githuldi
accusative	githult	githuldi
genitive	githuldis	githuldo
dative	githuldi	githuldin, githuldon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: gedult, gedout
  • Dutch: geduld
    • Afrikaans: geduld
    • Negerhollands: geduld, gedyld

References

• “githult”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012