gemære

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gamairiją. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ mǣre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈmæː.re/

Noun

ġemǣre n

  1. border, boundary
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Đa was on þā tīd Æðelbyrht cyning hāten on Centrīċe, ⁊ mihtiġ: hē hæfde rīċe ōð ġemǣro Humbre strēames, sē tōsċēadeð sūðfolce Angelþēode ⁊ nordfolc.
      At that time the powerful Athelbert was king of the kingdom of Kent; his authority extended to the boundary of the Humber, which divides the southern English from the northern English.
  2. limit
    Þā ġemǣru mīnre sprǣċe mǣnaþ þā ġemǣru mīnre weorolde.
    The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġemǣre ġemǣru
accusative ġemǣre ġemǣru
genitive ġemǣres ġemǣra
dative ġemǣre ġemǣrum

Derived terms

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