hagosteald

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hagusteald, hæġsteald, heġsteald, hehstald === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.ɡoˌstæ͜ɑld/, [ˈhɑ.ɣoˌstæ͜ɑɫd] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *hagustaldaz (“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 unmarried man belonging to a royal court; young warrior bachelor young man; liegeman ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ===== Derived terms ===== Hagustealdesēa ⇒ Old English: Hagustaldeshām English: Hexham ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: hassel, haselle →? Old Norse: haukstaldar, haukstallar ==== Adjective ==== hagosteald unmarried independent (referring to young men) military ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *hagastaldą (“celibacy, virginity”) (see above). ==== Noun ==== hagosteald n celibacy ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ==== Adjective ==== hagosteald virgin ===== Declension =====