gemow

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gemell, gemew, gemu, gymey, gymew, gymmew, gymowe, jemew

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɛˈmɛl/, /dʒɛˈmɛu̯/, /dʒɛˈmɔu̯/

Noun

gemow (plural gemows)

1. hinge (device a door pivots on)

   Synonyms: henge, hengel, herre

Descendants

• English: gemel; gimbal; jimmer (influenced by Latin)

References

• “ǧemeu(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.