Eadgyþ

Old English

Etymology

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and gūþ (“battle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌɡyːθ/

Proper noun

Ēadgȳþ f

1. a female given name

Descendants

• English: Edith

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 1426 (Ælfwig, abbot, and the community at Bath, to Stigand, archbishop; lease, for life, of 30 hides at Tidenham, Gloucs., in return for 10 marks of gold and 20 pounds of silver, with reversion to the abbey. The lessee is to pay an annual render of one mark of gold, 6 porpoises and thirty thousand herring), Eadgyþ is mentioned as "Eadgy∂" in the old text section, "Eadgyð" in the text section, and "Eadgyth" in the translation section.