gedwild
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġedwyld
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈdwild/, [jeˈdwiɫd]
Noun
ġedwild n
- wandering
- error, mistakenness
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"
- Ġewīte ðis ġedwyld fram geleaffullum heortum, þæt ænig gewyrd sy, buton se Ælmihtiga Scyppend, seðe ælcum men foresceawað lif be his geearnungum.
- Let this error depart from believing hearts, that there is any destiny excepting the Almighty Creator, who provides for every man life by his merits.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"
- deception, heresy
Declension
Declension of gedwild (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġedwild | ġedwild |
| accusative | ġedwild | ġedwild |
| genitive | ġedwildes | ġedwilda |
| dative | ġedwilde | ġedwildum |
Synonyms
- dwild n
Derived terms
- ġedwildæfterfylgung f
- ġedwildmann m
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĠEDWILD”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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