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GEÁ

  • adverb
  • interjection
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Grammar
GEÁ, adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§124;
YEA; ĕtiam 'Quod est, lingua Anglōrum, verbum adfirmandi et consentiendi,'
  • Bd. 5, 2
  • ;
  • S. 183, 35.
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  • Geá, Drihten, ðú wást ðæt ic ðé lufige,

    yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee

    • Jn. Bos. 21, 15, 16
    • ; ĕtiam,
    • Domĭne, Vulg
  • Cweþ [cwæþ MS.] nú geá

    say now yea,

    • Bd. 5, 2
    • ;
    • S. 615, 9.
Etymology
[
Wyc. ȝea, ȝhe
:
Piers P. ye
:
Chauc. ya, ye, yhe
:
Orm. ȝa
:
O. Sax.
:
Frs. ja
:
O. Frs. ie, ge
:
Dut. Ger. ja
:
M. H. Ger. O. H. Ger.
:
Goth. ya, yai
:
Dan. Swed. ja, jo
:
Icel. yes, yea.
]
Linked entries
v.  gee GESE GEÁTAN .
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  • GEÁ, adv.; int.