gemynd

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gamundiz, ultimately from a prefixed form of Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, remember”), equivalent to ġe- +‎ mynd. Cognate with Old High German gimunt, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (gamunds); and with Sanskrit मन (mana), Ancient Greek μέμονα (mémona), Latin mēns, Old Church Slavonic мьнѣти (mĭněti) (Russian мнить (mnitʹ)), Lithuanian miñti, Old Irish menme, Tocharian A mnu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈmynd/

Noun

ġemynd f or n

1. memory; commemoration
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Letter to Sigeweard"

     Heora gemynd is forġieten.

     The memory of them is forgotten.

2. thought, thinking
3. intellect, intention

Declension

feminine

Declension of gemynd (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġemynd	ġemynde, ġemynda
accusative	ġemynd, ġemynde	ġemynde, ġemynda
genitive	ġemynde	ġemynda
dative	ġemynde	ġemyndum

neuter

Declension of gemynd (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġemynd	ġemynd
accusative	ġemynd	ġemynd
genitive	ġemyndes	ġemynda
dative	ġemynde	ġemyndum

Derived terms

• ġemyndful
• ġemyndiġ
• ġemyndlēas

Related terms

• manian
• ġemunan
• myntan

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝemunde, munde, minde
  • English: mind
  • Scots: mind