gecweme

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġicwœ̄me, ġecuœ̄me, ġicuœ̄me

Etymology

ġe- +‎ cwēme, from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈkweː.me/

Adjective

ġecwēme

1. pleasant, agreeable, acceptable
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"

     Ne bið nān lāc Gode swā ġecwēme swā se gōda willa.

     No gift is so acceptable to God as good will.

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday after Easter"

     Se Hǣlend cwæð to him, "Bēo sibb betwux ēow." For sibbe com Crist tō mannum, and sibbe hē bead and tǣhte, and nis nān ðing him ġecwēme þe bið būtan sibbe ġedōn.

     Jesus said to them, "Peace be among you." For peace Christ came to men, and peace he enjoined and taught, and nothing is to him acceptable which is done without peace.

2. suitable, appropriate

Declension

Declension of ġecwēme — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġecwēme	ġecwēmu, ġecwēmo	ġecwēme
Accusative	ġecwēmne	ġecwēme	ġecwēme
Genitive	ġecwēmes	ġecwēmre	ġecwēmes
Dative	ġecwēmum	ġecwēmre	ġecwēmum
Instrumental	ġecwēme	ġecwēmre	ġecwēme
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġecwēme	ġecwēma, ġecwēme	ġecwēmu, ġecwēmo
Accusative	ġecwēme	ġecwēma, ġecwēme	ġecwēmu, ġecwēmo
Genitive	ġecwēmra	ġecwēmra	ġecwēmra
Dative	ġecwēmum	ġecwēmum	ġecwēmum
Instrumental	ġecwēmum	ġecwēmum	ġecwēmum

Declension of ġecwēme — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġecwēma	ġecwēme	ġecwēme
Accusative	ġecwēman	ġecwēman	ġecwēme
Genitive	ġecwēman	ġecwēman	ġecwēman
Dative	ġecwēman	ġecwēman	ġecwēman
Instrumental	ġecwēman	ġecwēman	ġecwēman
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġecwēman	ġecwēman	ġecwēman
Accusative	ġecwēman	ġecwēman	ġecwēman
Genitive	ġecwēmra, ġecwēmena	ġecwēmra, ġecwēmena	ġecwēmra, ġecwēmena
Dative	ġecwēmum	ġecwēmum	ġecwēmum
Instrumental	ġecwēmum	ġecwēmum	ġecwēmum

Related terms

• cwēman
• ġecwēman
• cyme