gebod

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gebod n (plural geboden, diminutive gebodje n)

1. commandment
2. order

• Negerhollands: gebod

From ge- +‎ bod, from Proto-Germanic *gabudą. Cognate with German Gebot.

• IPA^(key): /jeˈbod/

ġebod n (nominative plural ġebodu)

1. command, order, mandate
   • Be ðæs cyninges gebode. ― By the king's command.
   • Abbodissum wé tǽcaþ ðæt hí inholde sín and ðæs hálgan regoles gebodum eallum móde þeówigen, ― We teach abbesses to be truly loyal, and to be subservient to the commands of the holy rule with all their mind, (Lchdm. iii. 442, 28)