geoc

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate with Old Saxon juc, Dutch juk, Old High German joh (German Joch), Old Norse ok (Swedish ok), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌺 (juk). Proto-Indo-European *yugóm is also the source of Vedic Sanskrit युग (yuga, “yoke, team”); compare Sanskrit योग (yoga, “act of yoking”), Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón), Latin iugum, Old Church Slavonic иго (igo) (Polish igo), Lithuanian jùngti, Welsh iau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jok/

Noun

ġeoc n (nominative plural ġeocu)

  1. yoke
Declension
Declension of geoc (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġeoc ġeocu
accusative ġeoc ġeocu
genitive ġeoces ġeoca
dative ġeoce ġeocum

Etymology 2

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeːok/

Noun

ġēoc f

  1. (chiefly poetic) help, rescue
Declension
Declension of geoc (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġēoc ġēoca, ġēoce
accusative ġēoce ġēoca, ġēoce
genitive ġēoce ġēoca
dative ġēoce ġēocum
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