gebod

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gebot, from Old Dutch gibot, from Proto-Germanic *gabudą. Compare German Gebot.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

gebod n (plural geboden, diminutive gebodje n)

  1. commandment
  2. order

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: gebod

Old English

Etymology

From ge- +‎ bod, from Proto-Germanic *gabudą. Cognate with German Gebot.

Pronunciation

Noun

ġebod n (nominative plural ġebodu)

  1. 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

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġebod ġebodu
accusative ġebod ġebodu
genitive ġebodes ġeboda
dative ġebode ġebodum