Gýme

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gýme

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words: 203.] Cf. gýmen. gyme

Definitions

1 gýme

f. Care :-- Hý ðæs wealles náne gýman [giéman, Swt. 134, 21] ne dydan they took no care of the wall, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24. [Orm. gom: Laym. A. R. ȝeme: O. Sax. góma; f: Icel. gaumr; m. gaum; f. heed, attention: O. H. Ger. gouma; f. Grff. i

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚣᛗᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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