geomor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jāmar, 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): /ˈjoː.mor/

Adjective

ġeōmor

  1. sad, sorrowful, mournful
    He ðær ana sæt, geoðum geomor.
    He sat there alone, sad of mind.
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Swylċe ġēac monað ġeōmran reorde, singeð sumeres weard, sorge bēodeð bitter in brēosthord.
      Also cuckoo goads with the sad voice, the summer’s guard sings, gives bitter sorrow in heart.

Declension

Declension of ġeōmor — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeōmor ġeōmoru, ġeōmru, ġeōmoro, ġeōmro ġeōmor
Accusative ġeōmorne ġeōmore, ġeōmre ġeōmor
Genitive ġeōmores, ġeōmres ġeōmorre ġeōmores, ġeōmres
Dative ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum ġeōmorre ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum
Instrumental ġeōmore, ġeōmre ġeōmorre ġeōmore, ġeōmre
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeōmore, ġeōmre ġeōmora, ġeōmra, ġeōmore, ġeōmre ġeōmoru, ġeōmru, ġeōmoro, ġeōmro
Accusative ġeōmore, ġeōmre ġeōmora, ġeōmra, ġeōmore, ġeōmre ġeōmoru, ġeōmru, ġeōmoro, ġeōmro
Genitive ġeōmorra ġeōmorra ġeōmorra
Dative ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum
Instrumental ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum
Declension of ġeōmor — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeōmora, ġeōmra ġeōmore, ġeōmre ġeōmore, ġeōmre
Accusative ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmore, ġeōmre
Genitive ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran
Dative ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran
Instrumental ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran
Accusative ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran ġeōmoran, ġeōmran
Genitive ġeōmorra, ġeōmorena, ġeōmrena ġeōmorra, ġeōmorena, ġeōmrena ġeōmorra, ġeōmorena, ġeōmrena
Dative ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum
Instrumental ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum ġeōmorum, ġeōmrum

Descendants

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