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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gamairiją. Equivalent to ġe- + mǣre.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġemǣre n
- border, boundary
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Đa was on þā tīd Æðelbyrht cyning hāten on Centrīċe, ⁊ mihtiġ: hē hæfde rīċe ōð ġemǣro Humbre strēames, sē tōsċēadeð sūðfolce Angelþēode ⁊ nordfolc.- At that time the powerful Athelbert was king of the kingdom of Kent; his authority extended to the boundary of the Humber, which divides the southern English from the northern English.
- limit
Þā ġemǣru mīnre sprǣċe mǣnaþ þā ġemǣru mīnre weorolde.- The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
Declension
Declension of ġemǣre (strong ja-stem)
Derived terms