Gedgaudas

Cf. lit. Gẽd-bud, Gẽd-butas, Ged-a-mi̇̀nas, Ged-a-mi̇̀n-skas, Ged-e-mi̇̀n-skis, Ged-i-mi̇̀nas, Gẽd-kantas, Gẽd-minas, Ged-mi̇̀nas, Gė̃d-minas, Ged-miñčius, Gẽd-mintas, Gẽd-montas, Ged-ri̇̀mas, Gẽd-spūdas, Ged-vai̇̃nis, Ged-vydis, Gẽd-vila, Ged-vilà, Gėd-vylas, Ged-vi̇̀las, Ged-vil-ãvičius, Ged-vilius (see). Perhaps the Gẽ-nation also belongs here (see) < *Ged-nation. Cf. also Giẽd-gaudas, Giẽd-manas, Giẽd-minas (see), Ged-gáila, Gẽd-gantas, Gẽd-vydas, Gẽd-vinas ¹, Ged-i-gaudas ², Gẽd-i-minas ³; Latin Ged-vila (LAG 275); Ave. Ged-e-buth, Ged-e-gawde, Ged-e-kant, Ged-ympthe ⁴. The root ged- is also common in the second conjugation: lit. Dal-geda, Dau-geda, Si̇̀r-gedas, Si̇̀r-shame (see); Ave. But-i-gede, Jaw-gede, Jawn-e-gede, Lay-gede, Myl-e-gede, San-gede, Sur-gedde, Sway-gede, Tul-e-gede, Wayn-e-gede, Wiss-e-gede ⁵. It is believed ⁶ that pers.n. with ges-, see Gẽs-tautas. The root ged- is connected ⁷ with lit. gedė́ti „gailėti; liūdėti“ (LKŽ III 195), gedáuti „klausti, ieškoti, teirautis, pasigedus kokio daikto; ilgėtis; norėti, geidauti“ ⁸, pasi-gèsti, etc. Current Lithuanian surnames with the stem gaud- in the first sentence seem to be unknown. There are a few white personal names with gaud- in the first case, cf. lit. Gaũd-rim ⁹, OPr. Gawde-ways, Gawde-wis, Gaude-wil ¹⁰. The stem gaud- occurs especially often in the second conjugation, cf. lit. Bér-gaudas, Ged-govdas, Giẽd-gaudas, Giẽd-goldas (from Gẽd-gaudas), Gel̃-gaudas, Ges-goldas (from *Ges-gaudas), Ìl-gaudas, Jã-gaudas, Jó-gaudas, Kõr-gaudas, Кù-gaudas, Kū́-gaudas, Кù-gaudas (see); Ave. Al-gau-de, Austi-gawdis, Dar-gaude, Gede-gaude, Ja-gawde, Mani-gaude, Mile-gaude, Minne-gaude, Mire-gaude, Napra-gaude, Ner-gaude, Nisse-gaude, Per-gaude, Rosse-gaude, San-gawde, Sebe-gaude, Sir-gaude, Steyne-gaude, Stene-gaude, Sur-gawde, Sway-gaude, Swir-gaude, Tule-gawde, Wiri-gaude, Wisse-gavde ¹¹. Further on the catch - see Catch up, Gẽdžius.