Gandis

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gandis

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Gandes; Related words:

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1 Gandis

indecl. f. The river Ganges; Ganges = Γάγγ951;s :-- Ðǽr licgeþ se múþa út on ðone gársecg ðære eá, ðe man háteþ Gandis there the mouth of the river, which is called Ganges, opens out into the ocean, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 13, 17. Gandes seó eá is eallra ferscra wætera mǽst, bútan Eufrate the river Ganges is the greatest of all fresh waters, except the Euphrates, 2, 4; Bos. 43, 45. Æt Gande ðære eá, Nar. 3, 22. gandis

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