gereord

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈre͜ord/, [jeˈre͜orˠd] === Etymology 1 === From ġe- +‎ reord. ==== Noun ==== ġereord f or n speech, language "Ælfric's Lives of Saints", XXVI Of Saint Oswold, lines 64-66 voice ===== Usage notes ===== As a noun, ġereord is usually neuter-gender, unlike reord (as is common with nouns prefixed with ġe- that do not refer to people; compare also sprǣċ and ġesprǣċ). Occasional feminine uses may be due to analogy with reord. ===== Declension ===== Feminine declension: Strong ō-stem: Neuter declension: Strong i-stem: ===== Synonyms ===== ġeþēode sprǣċ tunge ===== Derived terms ===== Lǣdenġereord (“Latin”) sċopġereord (“poetic diction”) ġereordglēawnes (“skill with the voice”) ==== Adjective ==== ġereord having a language ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== unġereord (“having no language”) === Etymology 2 === Parallel to Etymology 1. Compare Old Norse greddir (“nourisher”, poetic). ==== Noun ==== ġereord f a meal, refection, food ===== Declension ===== Feminine declension: Strong ō-stem: Neuter declension: Strong i-stem: ===== Derived terms =====