geryne

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garūniją, derived from *rūnō (“whisper, secret, rune”) (→ Old English rūn). Cognate with Old High German *girūni, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌹 (garūni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈryː.ne/

Noun

ġerȳne n

1. mystery

Declension

Declension of geryne (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġerȳne	ġerȳnu
accusative	ġerȳne	ġerȳnu
genitive	ġerȳnes	ġerȳna
dative	ġerȳne	ġerȳnum

Descendants

• Middle English: irīne, *yrīne, ȝerīnu pl