gemaca

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġimaca, ġimacca

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gamakō, from Proto-Germanic *gamakô, equivalent to ġe- +‎ maca. Cognate with Old Saxon gimako, Old High German gimahho, and Old Norse maki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈmɑ.kɑ/

Noun

ġemaca m

1. equal, match
2. spouse, consort
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "ON THE PURIFICATION OF ST. MARY"

     and syððan, mid Godes bletsunge, genealæcan hyre gemacan.

     and afterwards, with God's blessing, approach her consort.

3. mate (an animal's breeding partner)

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġemaca	ġemacan
accusative	ġemacan	ġemacan
genitive	ġemacan	ġemacena
dative	ġemacan	ġemacum

Synonyms

• (an equal): ġelīca

Related terms

• ġemæċċa

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝemace, imake, make
  • English: make
  • Scots: make, mak

See also

• sinhīwan