goldsmiþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• goldsmið — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gulþasmiþaz. Cognate with Old Frisian goldsmith, Old Saxon goldsmith, Old Dutch goltsmith, Old High German goldsmid, Old Norse gullsmiðr. Equivalent to gold +‎ smiþ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoldˌsmiθ/, [ˈɡoɫdˌsmiθ]

Noun

goldsmiþ m

1. goldsmith

Declension

Declension of goldsmiþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	goldsmiþ	goldsmiþas
accusative	goldsmiþ	goldsmiþas
genitive	goldsmiþes	goldsmiþa
dative	goldsmiþe	goldsmiþum

Descendants

• Middle English: goldsmith
  • Scots: goldsmyth, gouldsmeth
  • English: goldsmith

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “goldsmiþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.