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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
gebod n (plural geboden, diminutive gebodje n)
- commandment
- order
Descendants
Old English
Etymology
From ge- + bod, from Proto-Germanic *gabudą. Cognate with German Gebot.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġebod n (nominative plural ġebodu)
- 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)
Declension
Declension of gebod (strong a-stem)