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Old English
Etymology
ge- + sceadan (“to distinguish, separate, decide”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈʃæ͜ɑːd/, /jeˈʃɑːd/
Noun
ġesċēad n
- reason (a reason or the faculty of reason)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord"
Nū onġinþ ūre ġerīm on þissum dæġe (æfter Rōmānisċre ġesetnesse) for nānum godcundlīcum ġesċeāde, ac for þām ealdan ġewunan.- Our calendar begins on this day (following the Roman system) not for any religious reason, but because of tradition.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord"
Ġif ġē willaþ æfter menniscum ġesċeāde libban, þonne sind ġē gāstlīċe ymbsnidene.- If you choose to live your life based on human reason, you are spiritually circumcised.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "THE ANNUNCIATION OF ST. MARY."
Hwí wolde God beon acenned of beweddodan mædene? For micclum ġescēade, and ēac for nēode.- Why would God be born of a wedded virgin? For a great reason, and also of necessity.
- distinction
Declension
Declension of ġesċēad (strong a-stem)
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Descendants
Adjective
ġesċēad
- reasonable
- discreet
- calculated, fixed
Declension
Declension of ġesċēad — Strong
Declension of ġesċēad — Weak
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