gemaca

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġemæċċa, ġimaca, ġimacca, maca, mæċċa === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *gamakō, from Proto-Germanic *gamakô, equivalent to ġe- +‎ maca. Cognate with Old Saxon gimako, Old High German gimahho, and Old Norse maki. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈmɑ.kɑ/ === Noun === ġemaca m equal, match spouse, consort c. 992, Ælfric, "ON THE PURIFICATION OF ST. MARY" mate (an animal's breeding partner) ==== Declension ==== Weak: ==== Synonyms ==== (an equal): ġelīca ==== Related terms ==== ġemæċċa ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: make, mac, mak, ymake, ȝemace, imake (Early Middle English)English: make (dialectal)Scots: make, maik, mak ==== See also ==== sinhīwan