geond
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See also: geond-
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *jend-, *jand-, from Proto-Indo-European *i- (“a pronomial stem”). Akin to Dutch ginds, Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳 (jaind, “thither”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
ġeond
- through, throughout (+accusative)
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' Metres of Boethius, Metre 27, lines 22-25
- Dēaþ ēac swā same æfter mon-cynne, ġeond þisne middan ġeard, ēġeslīc hunta!
- Death also in like manner after mankind seeks, throughout this middle earth, terrific hunter!
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' Metres of Boethius, Metre 27, lines 22-25
- over
- up to, as far as
- during
Adverb[edit]
ġeond
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- ġeondan (“beyond”)
- beġeondan
- framġeondan
- wiþġeondan
- ġeond-