geomor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz (“miserable, sorrowful”), from Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to hold, match, defeat”). Cognate with Old Saxon jāmar, Old High German jāmar (German substantive Jammer (“misery”)). More at yammer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjoːmor/, /ˈjeːo̯mor/

Adjective

ġeōmor, ġēomor

  1. sad, sorrowful, mournful
    He ðær ana sæt, geoðum geomor.
    He sat there alone, sad of mind.

Declension
Declension of geomor — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġēomor ġēom(o)ru ġēomor
Accusative ġēomorne ġēom(o)re ġēomor
Genitive ġēom(o)res ġēomorre ġēom(o)res
Dative ġēom(o)rum ġēomorre ġēom(o)rum
Instrumental ġēom(o)re ġēomorre ġēom(o)re
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġēom(o)re ġēom(o)ra, -e ġēom(o)ru
Accusative ġēom(o)re ġēom(o)ra, -e ġēom(o)ru
Genitive ġēomorra ġēomorra ġēomorra
Dative ġēom(o)rum ġēom(o)rum ġēom(o)rum
Instrumental ġēom(o)rum ġēom(o)rum ġēom(o)rum
Declension of geomor — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġēom(o)ra ġēom(o)re ġēom(o)re
Accusative ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)re
Genitive ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran
Dative ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran
Instrumental ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran
Accusative ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran ġēom(o)ran
Genitive ġēomorra, ġēom(o)rena ġēomorra, ġēom(o)rena ġēomorra, ġēom(o)rena
Dative ġēom(o)rum ġēom(o)rum ġēom(o)rum
Instrumental ġēom(o)rum ġēom(o)rum ġēom(o)rum

Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝeomere, yomer
    • Scots: (ȝamerly, ȝammerly)
    • English: (yamer, yaumer, yammer)
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