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geoc

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
geoc, gioc, geoht, góc, ioc, es;
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §43; §51; §110; §211; §212; §214; §232; §240; §268; §309; §310; §334;
n: pl. geocu.
a YOKE; jugum
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  • Nimaþ mín geoc ofer eów

    tollite jugum meum super vos,

      Mt. Bos. 11, 29.
  • Mín geoc ys wynsum

    jugum meum suave est,

      11, 30.
  • We weorpan fram us geoc heora

    projiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum,

      Ps. Spl. 2, 3.
  • Utan aweorpan heora geocu of us

    projiciamus a nobis juga ipsorum,

      Ps. Th. 2, 3.
a yoke of oxen; boum jugum, boves jugo juncti
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  • Se ceorl hæfþ óðres geoht [geoc: B. oxan] ahýrod

    the ceorl has hired another's yoke,

      L. In. 60; Th. i. 140, 8.
  • Be hýr-geohte [hyr-geoce: B. hýr-oxan]

    of a hired yoke,

      60; Th. i. 140, 7.
conjux
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  • Gebede ł geoc

    conjugem,

      Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 20.
Etymology
[Goth. juk: O. H. Ger. joh: Ger. joch.]
Linked entries
v.  geocboga geoht iuc.
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  • geoc, n.