"ge-" meaning in Old English

See ge- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /je/ Forms: ġe- [canonical]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ge- Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm. Cognate with Latin cum (“with”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|inh|gmw-pro>*ga->intensifier|id=intensifier|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ge-, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ga-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *ga-, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*ga-}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ga-, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ga-}} Proto-Germanic *ga-, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*ḱóm}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm, {{cog|la|cum|t=with}} Latin cum (“with”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=ġe-|sort=}} ġe-, {{ang-prefix|head=ġe-}} ġe-
  1. used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ge--ang-prefix-KuLd2pE7
  2. forms nouns or adjectives of association or similarity; co- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ge--ang-prefix-DNvNK6l6
  3. forms nouns and verbs with the sense of "result" or "process" Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ge--ang-prefix-bv5c--bn
  4. forms past participles or participle adjectives from verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ge--ang-prefix-XUpOAcGc Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Old English entries with etymology trees, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 2 1 9 1 2 3 1 13 13 12 9 9 4 4 1 2 11 Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymology trees: 25 14 9 52 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 24 12 7 57 Disambiguation of Old English intensifiers: 31 14 8 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: i- [Late-West-Saxon], gæ- [Anglian], gi- — Northumbrian, ie- [Kentish]
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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: ȝe-, i-, y-",
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      "text": "Middle English: ȝe-, i-, y-"
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        "pos": "",
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        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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          "association#English"
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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      ],
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    }
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    },
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        "Anglian"
      ],
      "word": "gæ-"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gi- — Northumbrian"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Kentish"
      ],
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    }
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  "word": "ge-"
}
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    },
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      ],
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    },
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    {
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  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Late-West-Saxon"
      ],
      "word": "i-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Anglian"
      ],
      "word": "gæ-"
    },
    {
      "word": "gi- — Northumbrian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Kentish"
      ],
      "word": "ie-"
    }
  ],
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}

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