Old English · noun
gemana
Normalised ġemāna
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /jeˈmɑː.nɑ/
- Syllables
- je · ˈmɑː · nɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- intercoursesocialwhethercompanionshipcommunity
Meaning
-
intercourse, whether social or sexual
Ðysse fæmnan gemanan bæd
the virgins begged for intercourse. (Codex Exoniensis)
-
companionship, community, society
Engla gemana
the society of angels
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
A substantive variant of the Germanic root of ġemǣne.
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