on gemynd
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *in gamundi. The preposition in was replaced by on (earlier *an) in the West Saxon dialect during the separate prehistory of Old English. Cognate with Old High German in gimunt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /on jeˈmynd/
Adverb
- in memory of, in memoriam
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 26:13
- Swā hwǣr swā þis godspell biþ ġebodod on eallum middanġearde, biþ ġesæġd on hire ġemynd þæt hēo þis dyde.
- Wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, it will be said in memory of her that she did this.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 26:13
Usage notes
- Ġemynd here is accusative.
- Sometimes the synonymous phrase tō ġemynde was used interchangeably.
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