gebod

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Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

gebod n (plural geboden, diminutive gebodje n)

  1. commandment
  2. order

Old English

Etymology

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From ge- +‎ bod, from Proto-Germanic *gabudą. Cognate with German Gebot.

Pronunciation

Noun

ġebod n (nominative plural ġebodu)

  1. command, order, mandate
    • Be ðæs cyninges gebode.By the king's command.
    • Abbodissum wé tǽcaþ ðæt hí inholde sín and ðæs hálgan regoles gebodum eallum móde þeówigen,We teach abbesses to be truly loyal, and to be subservient to the commands of the holy rule with all their mind, (Lchdm. iii. 442, 28)

Declension