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Old English · noun

geoc

Normalised ġeoc

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/jok/
Syllables
jok (1 syllable)
Modern English
yokerescuehelp

geoc1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. yoke

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of geoc
SingularPlural
Nominative ġeocġeocu
Accusative ġeocġeocu
Genitive ġeocesġeoca
Dative ġeoceġeocum

geoc2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. help, rescue

    Frōfre ne wēne, þæt mē ġēoc cyme gūðġewinnes, ǣr iċ mid yldum eal forweorðe…

    I don't expect any consolation that I'll get help of warbattle before I would be completely perished with men…

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of geoc
SingularPlural
Nominative ġēocġēocaġēoce
Accusative ġēoceġēocaġēoce
Genitive ġēoceġēoca
Dative ġēoceġēocum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *juk, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Uncertain. Perhaps from ġe- + ēoc (“help, safety”).

Descendants

yoke

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