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gescead

Pronunciation: /jeˈʃæ͜ɑːd/

“gescead” is an Old English word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. reason (a reason or the faculty of reason)
  2. distinction

adjective

  1. reasonable
  2. discreet
  3. calculated, fixed

Etymology

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

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