Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From gi- +‎ a Germanic base represented by tholon. Cognate with Old English ġeþyld, Dutch geduld, Old High German githult (German Geduld).

Noun edit

githuld f

  1. patience
    erlos tholodun thegnos mid githuldeon : the earls endured the thanes with patience. (Heliand, verse 4523)

Declension edit


Descendants edit

  • Low German: Geduld, Duld