geryne

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garūniją, derived from *rūnō (“whisper, secret, rune”) (→ Old English rūn). Cognate with Old High German *girūni, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌹 (garūni).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈryː.ne/

Noun

ġerȳne n

  1. mystery

Declension
Declension of geryne (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġerȳne ġerȳnu
accusative ġerȳne ġerȳnu
genitive ġerȳnes ġerȳna
dative ġerȳne ġerȳnum

Descendants
  • Middle English: irīne, *yrīne, ȝerīnu pl
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