Given name
Ealdgyþ
“old”·“battle”
Ealdgyþ is a feminine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ealdgyþ is built from elements meaning “old” and “battle”.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Aldgunþi, built from Proto-West Germanic *ald (“old”) + *gunþi (“battle”).
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Ealdgyþ’s family of names
In Old English usage, Ealdgyþ shares a linguistic root with the Old High German form Altigund.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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