gescead

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ge- +‎ sceadan (“to distinguish, separate, decide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈʃæ͜ɑːd/, /jeˈʃɑːd/

Noun

ġesċēad n

  1. reason (a reason or the faculty of reason)
    • c. 989–992 CE, Ælfric of Eynsham, “The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord”, in Benjamin Thorpe, F.S.A., ed. and transl., The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church, volume I, London: Richard and John E. Taylor, published 1844, page 98:
      Nū onġinþ ūre ġerīm on þissum dæġe (æfter Rōmānisċre ġesetnesse) for nānum godcundlīcum ġesċeāde, ac for þām ealdan ġewunan.
      Our calendar begins on this day (following the Roman system) not for any religious reason, but because of tradition.
    • c. 989–992 CE, Ælfric of Eynsham, “The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord”, in Benjamin Thorpe, F.S.A., ed. and transl., The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church, volume I, London: Richard and John E. Taylor, published 1844, page 96:
      Ġif ġē willaþ æfter menniscum ġesċeāde libban, þonne sind ġē gāstlīċe ymbsnidene.
      If you choose to live your life based on human reason, you are spiritually circumcised.
    • c. 989–992 CE, Ælfric of Eynsham, “THE ANNUNCIATION OF ST. MARY.” (XIII), in Benjamin Thorpe, F.S.A., ed. and transl., The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church, volume I, London: Richard and John E. Taylor, published 1844, page 196:
      Hwí wolde God beon acenned of beweddodan mædene? For micclum ġescēade, and ēac for nēode.
      Why would God be born of a wedded virgin? For a great reason, and also of necessity.
  2. distinction

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġesċēad ġesċēad
accusative ġesċēad ġesċēad
genitive ġesċēades ġesċēada
dative ġesċēade ġesċēadum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: sched, schode, schede (conflated with sċeāda)

Adjective

ġesċēad

  1. reasonable
  2. discreet
  3. calculated, fixed

Declension

Declension of ġesċēad — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġesċēad ġesċēad ġesċēad
Accusative ġesċēadne ġesċēade ġesċēad
Genitive ġesċēades ġesċēadre ġesċēades
Dative ġesċēadum ġesċēadre ġesċēadum
Instrumental ġesċēade ġesċēadre ġesċēade
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġesċēade ġesċēada, ġesċēade ġesċēad
Accusative ġesċēade ġesċēada, ġesċēade ġesċēad
Genitive ġesċēadra ġesċēadra ġesċēadra
Dative ġesċēadum ġesċēadum ġesċēadum
Instrumental ġesċēadum ġesċēadum ġesċēadum
Declension of ġesċēad — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġesċēada ġesċēade ġesċēade
Accusative ġesċēadan ġesċēadan ġesċēade
Genitive ġesċēadan ġesċēadan ġesċēadan
Dative ġesċēadan ġesċēadan ġesċēadan
Instrumental ġesċēadan ġesċēadan ġesċēadan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġesċēadan ġesċēadan ġesċēadan
Accusative ġesċēadan ġesċēadan ġesċēadan
Genitive ġesċēadra, ġesċēadena ġesċēadra, ġesċēadena ġesċēadra, ġesċēadena
Dative ġesċēadum ġesċēadum ġesċēadum
Instrumental ġesċēadum ġesċēadum ġesċēadum

Derived terms

Further reading

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