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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gimmu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġimm m
- gem, jewel
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Þā brōhte sē cniht tō þām clǣnan mǣdene dēorwurþa ġimmas and woruldlīċe glenċġa and behēt hire welan ġif hēo wolde hine.- Then the boy brought the pure maiden valuable gems and worldly decorations and promised her riches if she would him.
- (poetic) sun
Declension
Declension of ġimm (strong a-stem)
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