Ge-dwola

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-dwola

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -dweola, an; Related words:

Definitions

1 ge-dwola

m. I. error, madness, heresy; error, errātum, vesānia, hærĕsis :-- Se mennisca gedwola human error. Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 22. Se Arrianisca gedwola Arriāna hærĕsis, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 33 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 81; Met. 1, 41. Óþ ða tíde ðæs Arrianiscan gedwolan usque ad tempŏra Arriānæ vesāniæ, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 18. Gé gedwolan fylgdon ye followed error, Elen. Kmbl. 742; El. 371 : Bt. Met. Fox 26, 108; Met. 26, 54. Ðæt ða beóþ on gedwolan gelǽdde ut in errŏrem indūcantur, Mt. Bos. 24, 24 : Gen. 21, 14 : 37, 15 : Bt. Met. Fox 26, 78; Met. 26, 39. Þurh deópne gedwolan through deep error, Andr. Kmbl. 1221; An. 611 : Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 22; Jul. 301. Gedwolena rím a number of errors, 71 a; Th. 264, 23; Jul. 368. For mínum gedwolum pro meis errātĭbus, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 3. II. a heretic; hærĕtĭcus :-- Begeat se gedwola ðæs cáseres fultum to his gedwylde the heretic got the emperor's support to his heresy, Homl. Th. i. 290, 11, 17, 28. Done ealdan gedwolan the old deceiver, Blickl. Homl. 7, 12. ge-dwola

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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