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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gad, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”). Related to gaderian, gaderung, geador, gadere. More at gather and together.
Pronunciation
Noun
gæd n (nominative plural gædas)
- union, assembly, joining, fellowship
Nolde gæd geador in Godes rīce, ēadiges engles and ðæs ofermōdan- There would not (be) a union together in God's kingdom, of the blessed angel and the proud one
- collection, congregation
Declension
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