gemaca
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *gamakō, from Proto-Germanic *gamakô, equivalent to ġe- + maca. Cognate with Old Saxon gimako, Old High German gimahho, and Old Norse maki.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editġemaca m
- equal, match
- spouse, consort
- c. 992, Ælfric, "ON THE PURIFICATION OF ST. MARY"
- and syððan, mid Godes bletsunge, genealæcan hyre gemacan.
- and afterwards, with God's blessing, approach her consort.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "ON THE PURIFICATION OF ST. MARY"
- mate (an animal's breeding partner)
Declension
editDeclension of ġemaca (weak)
Synonyms
edit- (an equal): ġelīca
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