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Old English Dictionary Entry

Ellen-wódnes

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1 ellen-wódnes

f. Zeal, envy, emulation, ardour; zēlus = GREEK, fervor :-- Swindan me dyde ellenwódnes mín tabescĕre me fēcit zēlus meus, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 139; 78, 5. Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle Aidan had much zeal and love for God, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32. He wæs mid wylme mycelre ellenwódnesse onbærned zēlo magni fervōris accensus est, 4, 24; S. 598, 22. ellen-wodnes
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛖᛚᛚᛖᚾ-ᚹᚩᛞᚾᛖᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Bd.
Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (OE translation)
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
S.
Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
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