A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Ȝemen], v. to care for, to heed, S, HD, S2, S3; yemen, S, G; yem, S2; ȝiemeð, pr. s., S; yhemes, pl., S2; ȝemed, pt. s., S2; ȝemedd, pp., S; ȝemmde, pl., S.—AS. géman, (gýman); cp. Icel. geyma, mutated form from Icel. gaumr, heed, attention; see Sievers, 21. See [Gome].

[ Ȝemer], adj. sad, MD; yemer, S; ȝeomer, S; ȝomere, adv., S.—AS. géomer.

[ Ȝe-meten], v. to meet, S; i-meten, to find, S: y-mete, S; ȝe-met, pr. s., S; i-metten, pt. pl., S; y-mette, pp., C2, PP.—AS. ge-métan, pt. s. gemétte. See [Meten].

[ Ȝemsall], sb. keeping, B. See [Ȝemen].

[ Ȝene], v. to reply, S; see [Geȝnen].

[ Ȝeode], pt. s. went, S, PP; ȝede, PP, S, S2; ȝeid, S2, S3; ȝude, S2; yede, S, S2, S3, C3; yhode, S2; yod, S2; yheden, pl., S2 (s.v. forth-).—AS. ge-éode. See [Eode].

[ Ȝeolewe], adj. yellow, S; see [Ȝelow].

[ Ȝeomer], adj. sad, S; see [Ȝemer].

[ Ȝeorne], adv. eagerly, S, S2; see [Ȝerne].

[ Ȝeornen], v. to yearn, desire, S; see [Ȝernen].