gemæne

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ mǣne.

Cognates

Cognate with Old Frisian mēne, Old Saxon gimēni, Old Dutch gemeini, Old High German gimeini, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (gamains), also with Latin commūnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈmæː.ne/

Adjective

ġemǣne

1. common, mutual
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Lord's Ascension"

     Sē mann hæfþ sum þing ġemǣne mid ealre ġesċeafte.

     Man has something in common with all of creation.

Declension

Declension of ġemǣne — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġemǣne	ġemǣnu, ġemǣno	ġemǣne
Accusative	ġemǣnne	ġemǣne	ġemǣne
Genitive	ġemǣnes	ġemǣnre	ġemǣnes
Dative	ġemǣnum	ġemǣnre	ġemǣnum
Instrumental	ġemǣne	ġemǣnre	ġemǣne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġemǣne	ġemǣna, ġemǣne	ġemǣnu, ġemǣno
Accusative	ġemǣne	ġemǣna, ġemǣne	ġemǣnu, ġemǣno
Genitive	ġemǣnra	ġemǣnra	ġemǣnra
Dative	ġemǣnum	ġemǣnum	ġemǣnum
Instrumental	ġemǣnum	ġemǣnum	ġemǣnum

Declension of ġemǣne — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġemǣna	ġemǣne	ġemǣne
Accusative	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan	ġemǣne
Genitive	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan
Dative	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan
Instrumental	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan
Accusative	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan	ġemǣnan
Genitive	ġemǣnra, ġemǣnena	ġemǣnra, ġemǣnena	ġemǣnra, ġemǣnena
Dative	ġemǣnum	ġemǣnum	ġemǣnum
Instrumental	ġemǣnum	ġemǣnum	ġemǣnum

Derived terms

• ġemǣnsċipe

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝemene, imæne, imeane, imene
  • English: mean
  • Scots: mene, mein

Noun

ġemǣne n

1. fellowship
2. intercourse

Declension

Declension of ġemǣne (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġemǣne	ġemǣnu
accusative	ġemǣne	ġemǣnu
genitive	ġemǣnes	ġemǣna
dative	ġemǣne	ġemǣnum