Alternative forms

• gæmære — Anglian
• ġemæro

Etymology

From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#GEMAERECategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#GEMAERE *gamairiją. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ mǣreCategory:Old English terms prefixed with ge-#MAERE.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈmæː.re/Category:Old English terms with IPA pronunciation#GEMAERE

Noun

ġemǣre nCategory:Old English lemmas#GEMAERECategory:Old English nouns#GEMAERECategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#GEMAERECategory:Old English neuter nouns#GEMAERECategory:Pages with entries#GEMÆRECategory:Pages with 1 entry#GEMÆRE

1. border, boundary
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Đa was on þā tīd Æðelbyrht cyning hāten on Centrīċe, ⁊ mihtiġ: hē hæfde rīċe ōð ġemǣro Humbre strēames, sē tōsċēadeð sūðfolce Angelþēode ⁊ nordfolc.

     At that time the powerful Athelbert was king of the kingdom of Kent; his authority extended to the boundary of the Humber, which divides the southern English from the northern English.

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2. limit

   Þā ġemǣru mīnre sprǣċe mǣnaþ þā ġemǣru mīnre weorolde.

   The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.

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