Old English · noun
gæd
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ɡæd/
- Syllables
- ɡæd (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- unionjoiningcollectioncongregation
Meaning
-
union, assembly, joining, fellowship
Nolde gæd geador in Godes rīce, ēadiges engles and ðæs ofermōdan
There would not (be) a union together in God's kingdom, of the blessed angel and the proud one
-
collection, congregation
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gad, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”). Related to gaderian, gaderung, geador, gadere. More at gather and together.
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