Hildegyþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Hildigunþ, equivalent to Old English hild (“battle, war”) + gūþ (“battle, combat”). Cognate with German Hildegund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxil.deˌɡyːθ/, [ˈhiɫ.deˌɡyːθ]

Proper noun

Hildegȳþ f

1. a female given name

References

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 4, line 14, recorded as "Hildigiđ"