Gidding

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gidding

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: giedding, e; Related words: gid. gidding

Definitions

1 gidding

f. Song, saying, discourse :-- Iobes gieddinga Job's songs, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 32; Ph. 549. Mid gieddingum with songs, 92 b; Th. 347, 13; Sch. 12. To ðyssere gereccednysse genam se apostol menigfealde gyddunga and gewitnyssa heáhfædera and wítegena for this narrative the apostle took manifold sayings and testimonies of patriarchs and prophets, Homl. Th. ii. 420, 11. Giddung divinatio, cantus, Hpt. Gl. 466. [Chauc. ȝedding.]

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ᚷᛁᛞᛞᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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