"gestreon" meaning in Old English

See gestreon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jeˈstre͜oːn/
Etymology: From ġe- + strēon. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|ġe|strēon}} ġe- + strēon Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=ġestrēon|head2=|sort=}} ġestrēon n, {{ang-noun|n|head=ġestrēon}} ġestrēon n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|ġestrēon|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ġestrēon|ġestrēonu|ġestrēon|ġestrēonu|ġestrēones|ġestrēona|ġestrēone|ġestrēonum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ġestrēon [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], ġestrēon [nominative, singular], ġestrēonu [nominative, plural], ġestrēon [accusative, singular], ġestrēonu [accusative, plural], ġestrēones [genitive, singular], ġestrēona [genitive, plural], ġestrēone [dative, singular], ġestrēonum [dative, plural]
  1. treasure, wealth
    Sense id: en-gestreon-ang-noun-ETIcIsfi Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Wealth Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ge-: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Wealth: 99 1
  2. production, procreation
    Sense id: en-gestreon-ang-noun-WH3GZMlY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fæderġestrēon
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          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nĠelēaffulle lǣwede menn, þe on rihtum sinsċipe lybbað, āġifað þrītigḟealdne wǣstm gōdra weorca, ġif hī heora æw̄e æfter bōclīcum ġesetnyssum healdað, þæt is, þæt hī for bearnes ġestrēone, on alyfedum tīman, hǣmed begān, and bearneacniġende wīf and mōnaðsēoc forbūgan; and ðonne hēo leng tȳman ne mæġ,̇ ġeswican hī hǣmedes.",
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