Godiva
English
/ɡə.ˈdaɪ.və/
proper noun
Definitions
- An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode unclothed through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband had imposed on his tenants.
Etymology
Com from Old English god (god, deity) + Old English ġifu.
Origin
Old English
ġifu
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Goody English
- cofgod Old English
- gastgifu Old English
- gedwolgod Old English
- god Old English
- godas Old English
- godcund Old English
- godhad Old English
- godscyldig Old English
- godsibb Old English
- godwebb Old English
- godþrym Old English
- gyden Old English
- gydig Old English
- wuldorgifu Old English
- ġifu Old English
- god Middle English
- *god gmw-pro
- God Scots