Ge-mæcca

Nach dem Altenglischen Wörterbuch:

-mæccea, an;

ge-mæcca

m. and f. A companion, mate, consort, husband or wife :-- Twegen turturan gemæccan a pair of turtle doves, Blickl. Homl. 23, 27. Ne eart ðú ðon leófre nǽngum lifigendra menn to gemæccan ðonne se swearta hrefn thou art not any dearer to any living man as mate than the swart raven, Exon. 99 a; Th. 370, 6; Seel. 53. Boga sceal strǽle sceal mon to gemæccan a bow must have an arrow, a man must to his mate, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 10; Gn. Ex. 155. Gemæcca conjunx, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 54. Gif wíf wiþ óðres gemæccan hǽmþ si mulier cum alterius conjuge adulteraverit, L. Ecg. P. iii. 10; Th. ii. 186, 7. Be Euan his gemæccan by Eve his wife, Gen. 4, 1 : 28, 1 : Homl. Th. ii. 498, 26. He onféng hys gemæccean accepit conjugem suam, Mt. Bos. 1, 24. [O. H. Ger. gi-mahha conjux.] Cf. ge-maca. ge-mæcca