Gesith

Origin

From Old English ġesīþ ("companion, fellow, comrade; companion or follower of a athel or king"); equivalent to - + sith.

Full definition of gesith

Noun

1. (historical) A companion to an athel or king in medieval England; a thegn; a comrade
• 1903, William Stubbs, The constitutional history of England in its origin and development:Beowulf the son of the noble Ecgtheow became the gesith of King Hygelac, and, when he rose to be a chieftain, had lands, treasures, and gesiths of his own ...
• 1999, Saint Bede (the Venerable), Judith McClure, Roger Collins, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People:The gesith took him and had his wounds attended to.
• 2010 , Liane Merciel , The River Kings' Road Chapter , "Now comes before you Luisan the Fat of Littlewood, who stands accused of murder," announced Heldric, gesith of Lord Ossaric's liegemen and most experienced in the ways of the court.

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