gimm

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ġim, ġym, ġymm

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *gimmu.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /jimm/, [jim]

Noun[edit]

ġimm m

gem, jewel
(poetic) sun

Declension[edit]

Declension of gimm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġimm	ġimmas
accusative	ġimm	ġimmas
genitive	ġimmes	ġimma
dative	ġimme	ġimmum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: ȝimme, ȝem, ȝim, yimme; (through merger with Old French gemme, geme) gemme, geme, iemme, ieme
- English: gem
- Scots: gem

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