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1 GEYMA
* * *(-da, -dr), v.1) to heed, mind, watch (geym þess, at enginn komist í braut); hann hafði geymt hlutverka sinna, he had minded his work; g. sin, to take care of oneself; g at e-u, til e-s = g. e-s;2) to watch, keep, with acc. (g. bœinn, heilræðit).* * *d, [Ulf. gaumjan = οραν, βλέπειν, etc.; A. S. gyman; lost in Germ., but gaume = to keep house, in the Zürich idiom, De Herr Professer by August Corrodi; Dan. gjemme; Swed. gömma]:—to keep, watch, heed, mind; and with gen. to take care of; at allir geymi þín sem bezt, Nj. 14; ok g. eigna várra, Fms. i. 156; hann hafði geymt hlutverka (not hlut verks) sinna, he had minded his work, Gísl. 29; g. tungu sinnar, to keep a guard on one’s tongue, Th. 78; göra hark, svá at lögréttu-menn mega eigi g. dóma sinna, to make a noise (in court) so that the judges cannot mind their duty, Gþl. 16; g. þess ( to watch) at enginn komizt í braut, Nj. 198, Fms. vi. 390; g. at e-u, id.; nú geymir Björn eigi, B. heeded not, iv. 110; geyma til, id.; geymit þér til vel ( mark well) ef þér verðit við nokkura nýbreytni varir, i. 71.β. with dat., g. sauðum, to watch sheep, Stj. 177; þú skalt g. mínum skilmála, 115, and geymir þeim síðan, 81, 99.γ. absol., Fms. i. 126; hann geymdi eigi hvat tré þat var, Grett. 151 A, Stj. 365, 486.δ. with acc., hvárt hann vildi heldr g. ( watch) bæinn eðr ganga at jarli, Grett. 85 A; g. heilræðit, Fms. xi. 433, both of them late MSS.; bað hann þá hlífa sér ok g. skotvápn öll, Fb. ii. 43; but gætum vápna várra, Ó. H. l. c.; cp. Stj. 231, where dat. in text, but acc. in v. 1.; þó treystisk hann eigi at g. þá, Sd. 160 (paper MS.), Bev. 16. The acc. seems not to occur in very old MSS., but in mod. usage it is very freq., although the gen. is not quite obsolete: Icel. still say, geyma Guðs boðorð, to keep God’s commandments, N. T., Pass., Vídal. passim:—to keep a thing for another, eg skal g. bókina fyrir þig á meðan, geymdu það fyrir mig: reflex, to be observed, of law, H. E. i. 509, N. G. L. i.II. part. geymdr, observed, retained, Rb. 202.
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gaumjan — *gaumjan germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. beobachten, wahrnehmen, besorgen; ne. pay (Verb) attention; Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., as., ahd.; Hinweis: s. *gaumō; Etymologie … Germanisches Wörterbuch
gaumjan — [akin to OEngl gieme] : notice, pay attention. Deriv. gauma (*) attention … Gothic dictionary with etymologies
Gumption — Gump tion, n. [OE. gom, gome, attention; akin to AS. ge[ o]mian, gyman, to regard, observe, gyme care, OS. gomean to heed, Goth. gaumjan to see, notice.] [1913 Webster] 1. Capacity; shrewdness; common sense. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] One does not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaumless — /gawm lis/, adj. Chiefly Brit. Informal. lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy. Also, gormless. [1740 50; dial. (Scots, N England) gaum heed, attention (ME gome < ON gaumr; akin to Goth gaumjan to observe) + LESS] * * * … Universalium
gaumen — Vsw hüten, wahren per. Wortschatz schwz. (8. Jh.), mhd. goumen eine Mahlzeit halten; Aufsicht, Wache halten , ahd. goumen erfrischen, achtgeben , as. gōmian Stammwort. Aus g. * gaum ija beachten, besorgen , auch in gt. gaumjan, anord. geyma… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
gau- Ⅰ — *gau germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. beachten; ne. pay (Verb) attention; Hinweis: s. *gaumō, *gaumjan; Etymologie: s. ing. *gʰou̯ē , *gʰou̯ , Verb, wahrnehmen, beachten, sorgen, Pokorny 453; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
ghou̯(ē)- — ghou̯(ē) English meaning: to notice, pay attention Deutsche Übersetzung: “wahrnehmen, Rũcksicht nehmen auf” Material: Lat. faveō, ēre, füvī, fautum “ to favor, be well disposed, be inclined towards, favor, promote, befriend,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
gormless — [gôrm′lis] adj. [altered < dial. gaumless < gaum, gome, care < ME gome < ON gaum, akin to OE gieme, care, Goth gaumjan, to heed] [Brit. Informal] slow witted; stupid … English World dictionary
gaumless — adjective (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality • Syn: ↑gormless • Similar to: ↑stupid * * * lə̇s adjective Etymology: gaum (I) + less … Useful english dictionary
