gesibb

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġesib

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gasibi, oblique form *gasibbj-. Cognate with Old High German gisibbi. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ sibb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈsibb/, [jeˈsib]

Adjective

ġesibb

1. related
2. (substantive) a relative

Declension

Declension of ġesibb — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġesibb	ġesibb	ġesibb
Accusative	ġesibne	ġesibbe	ġesibb
Genitive	ġesibbes	ġesibre	ġesibbes
Dative	ġesibbum	ġesibre	ġesibbum
Instrumental	ġesibbe	ġesibre	ġesibbe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġesibbe	ġesibba, ġesibbe	ġesibb
Accusative	ġesibbe	ġesibba, ġesibbe	ġesibb
Genitive	ġesibra	ġesibra	ġesibra
Dative	ġesibbum	ġesibbum	ġesibbum
Instrumental	ġesibbum	ġesibbum	ġesibbum

Declension of ġesibb — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġesibba	ġesibbe	ġesibbe
Accusative	ġesibban	ġesibban	ġesibbe
Genitive	ġesibban	ġesibban	ġesibban
Dative	ġesibban	ġesibban	ġesibban
Instrumental	ġesibban	ġesibban	ġesibban
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġesibban	ġesibban	ġesibban
Accusative	ġesibban	ġesibban	ġesibban
Genitive	ġesibra, ġesibbena	ġesibra, ġesibbena	ġesibra, ġesibbena
Dative	ġesibbum	ġesibbum	ġesibbum
Instrumental	ġesibbum	ġesibbum	ġesibbum

Synonyms

• mǣġ (“a relative”)

Antonyms

• unġesibb (“unrelated, a non-relative”)

Derived terms

• feorsibb (“distantly related”)
• ġesibnes (“relatedness”)
• nēahsibb (“closely related”)

Related terms

• sibb (“relationship”)

Descendants

• Middle English: sib
  • English: sib