eldertongue

Old English · noun

geligre

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/jeˈlij.re/
Syllables
je · ˈlij · re (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. the act of lying with someone; (by extension) fornication; adultery

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galigriją, equivalent to ġe- + *liġre. Cognate with Gothic (galigri).

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