gecweme

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġicwœ̄me, ġecuœ̄me, ġicuœ̄me

Etymology

ġe- +‎ cwēme, from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaz.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /jeˈkweː.me/

Adjective

ġecwēme

  1. pleasant, agreeable, acceptable
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
      Ne bið nān lāc Gode swā ġecwēme swā se gōda willa.
      No gift is so acceptable to God as good will.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday after Easter"
      Se Hǣlend cwæð to him, "Bēo sibb betwux ēow." For sibbe com Crist tō mannum, and sibbe hē bead and tǣhte, and nis nān ðing him ġecwēme þe bið būtan sibbe ġedōn.
      Jesus said to them, "Peace be among you." For peace Christ came to men, and peace he enjoined and taught, and nothing is to him acceptable which is done without peace.
  2. suitable, appropriate

Declension
Declension of ġecwēme — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġecwēme ġecwēmu, ġecwēmo ġecwēme
Accusative ġecwēmne ġecwēme ġecwēme
Genitive ġecwēmes ġecwēmre ġecwēmes
Dative ġecwēmum ġecwēmre ġecwēmum
Instrumental ġecwēme ġecwēmre ġecwēme
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġecwēme ġecwēma, ġecwēme ġecwēmu, ġecwēmo
Accusative ġecwēme ġecwēma, ġecwēme ġecwēmu, ġecwēmo
Genitive ġecwēmra ġecwēmra ġecwēmra
Dative ġecwēmum ġecwēmum ġecwēmum
Instrumental ġecwēmum ġecwēmum ġecwēmum
Declension of ġecwēme — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġecwēma ġecwēme ġecwēme
Accusative ġecwēman ġecwēman ġecwēme
Genitive ġecwēman ġecwēman ġecwēman
Dative ġecwēman ġecwēman ġecwēman
Instrumental ġecwēman ġecwēman ġecwēman
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġecwēman ġecwēman ġecwēman
Accusative ġecwēman ġecwēman ġecwēman
Genitive ġecwēmra, ġecwēmena ġecwēmra, ġecwēmena ġecwēmra, ġecwēmena
Dative ġecwēmum ġecwēmum ġecwēmum
Instrumental ġecwēmum ġecwēmum ġecwēmum
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