gieme

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

  1. care

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġīeme ġīeman
accusative ġīeman ġīeman
genitive ġīeman ġīemena
dative ġīeman ġīemum

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