Folc-gesíþas

According to the Old English Dictionary:

folc-gesíþas

gen. -gesíþa; m. The nobles of a country; păres, nōbĭles, gentis cŏmĭtes, pŏpŭlāres :-- Syndon deáde folcgesíþas the nobles of the country are dead, Cd. 98; Th. 128, 29; Gen. 2134: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 140; Met. l, 70. Wið ðám néhstum folcgesíþum with the nearest rulers of the people, Cd. 193; Th. 241, 29; Dan. 412. folc-gesiþas