gieme
Middle English
Verb
gieme
- (West Riding) alternative form of yemen
Old English
Alternative forms
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/
Noun
ġīeme f
Declension
Weak n-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġīeme | ġīeman |
| accusative | ġīeman | ġīeman |
| genitive | ġīeman | ġīemena |
| dative | ġīeman | ġīemum |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĠȲME”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.