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Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *juk, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġeoc n (nominative plural ġeocu)
- yoke
Declension
Declension of ġeoc (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- Middle English: yok, ȝocke, ȝok, ȝoke, ȝook, ȝoocke, jok, yoke, yokke, ȝeoce, ȝocc, iuc (Early Middle English)
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Perhaps from ġe- + ēoc (“help, safety”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ġēoc f
- (chiefly poetic) help, rescue
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:Frōfre ne wēne, þæt mē ġēoc cyme gūðġewinnes, ǣr iċ mid yldum eal forweorðe…- I don't expect any consolation that I'll get help of warbattle before I would be completely perished with men…
Declension
Declension of ġēoc (strong ō-stem)