What does gesithcundman mean?
Gesithcundman means A gesith..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A gesith..
The gesiths, gesithmen, or gesithcundmen, were the military companions or followers of the Anglo-Saxon chiefs and Kings.
The penalty of the adultery of the gesithcundman goes to his lord, ‘according to ancient usage.’
Now, if we might regard the gesithcundman as one of a class to whom ten hides or twenty hides had been allotted by King Ine on a system providing in this practical way inter alia for the night’s entertainments, it would be natural that the food rent of the unit of ten hides should be fixed.
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Gesithcundman means A gesith..
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The gesiths, gesithmen, or gesithcundmen, were the military companions or followers of the Anglo-Saxon chiefs and Kings.
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