geac in Old English

IPA: /jæ͜ɑːk/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *gauk, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|ine-pro}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*gauk}} Proto-West Germanic *gauk, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*gaukaz}} Proto-Germanic *gaukaz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ġēac|head2=|sort=}} ġēac m, {{ang-noun|m|head=ġēac}} ġēac m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|ġēac}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ġēac|ġēacas|ġēac|ġēacas|ġēaces|ġēaca|ġēace|ġēacum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ġēac [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ġēac [nominative, singular], ġēacas [nominative, plural], ġēac [accusative, singular], ġēacas [accusative, plural], ġēaces [genitive, singular], ġēaca [genitive, plural], ġēace [dative, singular], ġēacum [dative, plural], ġǣc [alternative], ġēc [alternative]

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          "roman": "Swylce geac monað geomran reorde.",
          "text": "The Seafarer, line 53",
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    }
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}

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          "english": "So the cuckoo yearns with a sad voice.",
          "roman": "Swylce geac monað geomran reorde.",
          "text": "The Seafarer, line 53",
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"geac" meaning in Old English

Noun