Etymology 1[]
From Proto-Germanic *ga-.
Prefix[]
ge-
- used to form the past participle
- Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier
Etymology 2[]
From Proto-Germanic *-jan.
Prefix[]
ge- (in combination with suffixe -þa)
- Used in combination with the suffix -þa to make a neuter uncountable noun which refers to a collection of objects, each one of which is an instance of the original noun (the stem).
- geberġþo
- gewōnþo
- ġiburþo
- gebēanþo
- gebōamþo
- ġisternþa
- ġibōamþa
- ġimēanþa
- ġidēalþa
- ġihimelþa
- ġibœfþa
- ġirāmþa
Etymology 3[]
From Proto-Germanic *-jan.
Prefix[]
ge-
- Used with a verb stem to create a neuter uncountable noun referring to an action or its result, seen as a single collective whole. Comparable to English -ing.
Example[]
- ġidœ
- ġisūr
- ġihlōap
Descendants[]
- Old Oxman ye-
- Modern Oxman e-
- Middle Auregan gie-, ie-
- Oxman dialects je-, i-