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ge-mæcca

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ge-mæcca, -mæccea, an; m. and f.
Wright's OE grammar
§55; §574;
A companion, mate, consort, husband or wife
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  • Twegen turturan gemæccan

    a pair of turtle doves,

    • Blickl. Homl. 23, 27
      • .

  • Ne eart ðú ðon leófre nǽngum lifigendra menn to gemæccan ðonne se swearta hrefn

    thou art not any dearer to any living man as mate than the swart raven,

    • Exon. 99 a
      • ;
    • Th. 370, 6
      • ;
    • Seel. 53
      • .

  • Boga sceal strǽle sceal mon to gemæccan

    a bow must have an arrow, a man must to his mate,

    • Exon. 91 b
      • ;
    • Th. 343, 10
      • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 155
      • .

  • Gemæcca

    conjunx,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 28
      • ;
    • Som. 31, 54
      • .

  • Gif wíf wiþ óðres gemæccan hǽmþ

    si mulier cum alterius conjuge adulteraverit,

    • L. Ecg. P. iii. 10
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 186, 7
      • .

  • Be Euan his gemæccan

    by Eve his wife,

    • Gen. 4, 1 : 28, 1
      • :
    • Homl. Th. ii. 498, 26
      • .

  • He onféng hys gemæccean

    accepit conjugem suam,

    • Mt. Bos. 1, 24
      • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. gi-mahha conjux
.] Cf. ge-maca.
Linked entries
v.  mæcca ge-mecca.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-mæcca.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/15094.

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