Definition
In Anglo-Saxon England, a warrior or nobleman of relatively high status who held land and served a king or lord.
Etymology
From Old English gesith or gesiþ, related to Old Saxon gasith; likely from proto-Germanic meaning 'companion,' later evolving to mean a retainer or warrior in feudal hierarchy.
Kelly Says
The word 'gesith' shows exactly how feudalism worked—it meant a guy who wasn't a king but wasn't a peasant, binding him to his lord through mutual obligation and land.
Translations
ARالعربية
جيسيث
jays-eeth
CACatalà
gesith
zheh-SEETh
CSČeština
gesith
zheh-SEETh
DADansk
gesith
zheh-SEETh
DEDeutsch
Gesith
geh-SEETh
ELΕλληνικά
γεσίθ
yes-ee-th
ESEspañol
gesith
geh-SEETh
FISuomi
gesith
zheh-SEETh
FRFrançais
gesith
zheh-SEETh
HIहिन्दी
गेसित
geh-see-th
HUMagyar
gesith
zheh-SEETh
IDBahasa Indonesia
gesith
zheh-SEETh
ITItaliano
gesith
zheh-SEETh
MSBahasa Melayu
gesith
zheh-SEETh
NLNederlands
gesith
zheh-SEETh
NONorsk
gesith
zheh-SEETh
PLPolski
gesith
zheh-SEETh
PTPortuguês
gesith
zheh-SEETh
RORomână
gesith
zheh-SEETh
RUРусский
геси́т
geh-see-t
SVSvenska
gesith
zheh-SEETh
SWKiswahili
gesith
zheh-SEETh
TEతెలుగు
గెసీథ్
ges-ee-th
TRTürkçe
gesith
zheh-SEETh
UKУкраїнська
геси́т
geh-see-t
VITiếng Việt
gesith
zheh-SEETh