gieme
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġȳme (Late West Saxon)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaumō. The umlauted vowel is unexpected; perhaps the noun was influenced by the related verb ġīeman, where the umlaut is expected.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈji͜yː.me/
Declension
Declension of gieme (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġīeme | ġīeman |
| accusative | ġīeman | ġīeman |
| genitive | ġīeman | ġīemena |
| dative | ġīeman | ġīemum |
Related terms
- ġīeman
- ġīemen f
Further reading
- ĠȲME in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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