Ge-wild

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-wild

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -weold, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 ge-wild

n. Power, control :-- Æfter ðæm ðe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him to gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 132, 9. Geweoldum sylfes willum spontaneously, of his own accord, Beo. Th. 4446; B. 2222. [Cf. ge-weald, ge-wealdes, ge-wylde.] ge-wild

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ᚷᛖ-ᚹᛁᛚᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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