gemow

Middle English

Alternative forms

gemell, gemew, gemu, gymey, gymew, gymmew, gymowe, jemew

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒɛˈmɛl/, /dʒɛˈmɛu̯/, /dʒɛˈmɔu̯/

Noun

gemow (plural gemows)

hinge (device a door pivots on)
Synonyms: henge, hengel, herre

Descendants

English: gemel; gimbal (influenced by Latin)

References

“ǧemeu(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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