geomor

Old English

Etymology

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

sad, sorrowful, mournful
He ðær ana sæt, geoðum geomor.
He sat there alone, sad of mind.

Declension

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Related terms

ġeōmrian

Descendants

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

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