Explore Gemot through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Gemot in a sentence
Gemot meaning
- A (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England.
- Any assembly.
Using Gemot
- The main meaning on this page is: A (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England. | Any assembly.
Context around Gemot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gemot
- In this selection, "gemot" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, witena stand out and add context to how "gemot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include described witena gemot as a and describing witena gemot as a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gemot" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gemot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Maddicott, p. 50 Patrick Wormald was also sceptical, describing 'witena-gemot' as "a word always rare and unattested before 1035". (20 words)
Maddicott, p. 4 He described 'witena gemot' as a rare eleventh century usage, with only nine pre-Conquest examples, mainly in the crisis of 1051-52. (26 words)
Maddicott, p. 4 He described 'witena gemot' as a rare eleventh century usage, with only nine pre-Conquest examples, mainly in the crisis of 1051-52. (26 words)
Maddicott, p. 50 Patrick Wormald was also sceptical, describing 'witena-gemot' as "a word always rare and unattested before 1035". (20 words)
Example sentences (2)
Maddicott, p. 4 He described 'witena gemot' as a rare eleventh century usage, with only nine pre-Conquest examples, mainly in the crisis of 1051-52.
Maddicott, p. 50 Patrick Wormald was also sceptical, describing 'witena-gemot' as "a word always rare and unattested before 1035".