gemot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gemot
Old English gemōt, equivalent to ge- collective prefix + mōt meeting; see moot
Example Sentences
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Godwine and his son Harold were summoned to the gemot, but refused to appear without a security for a safe conduct.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
The word gemot or moot was used for any kind of formal meeting.
From Early European History by Hutton Webster
Most of these are associated with a Christmas gemot, when Canute was celebrating the first anniversary of his rule as king of England.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson
The lords who attended this gemot were probably the local leaders south of the Thames; that the chiefs of the Danelaw were in attendance is very unlikely.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson
Some time during the first half of the year, a gemot was summoned to meet at Oxford, near the border of the Danelaw.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson
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