geoc
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *juk, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jok/
Noun
ġeoc n (nominative plural ġeocu)
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġeoc | ġeocu |
| accusative | ġeoc | ġeocu |
| genitive | ġeoces | ġeoca |
| dative | ġeoce | ġeocum |
Descendants
- Middle English: yok, ȝocke, ȝok, ȝoke, ȝook, ȝoocke, jok, yoke, yokke, ȝeoce, ȝocc, iuc (Early Middle English)
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Perhaps from ġe- + ēoc (“help, safety”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /je͜oːk/
Noun
ġēoc f
- (chiefly poetic) help, rescue
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5[1]:
- Frōfre ne wēne, þæt mē ġēoc cyme gūðġewinnes, ǣr iċ mid yldum eal forweorðe…
- I don't expect any consolation that I'll get help of warbattle before I would be completely perished with men…
Declension
Strong ō-stem: