Girela, gierela

Old English Dictionary Entry

Girela, gierela

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: am; Related words: cyne-, cyning-, godweb-, hróþ-, mæsse-, weorold-girela (-u). gierela,girela

Definitions

1 girela, gierela

m.: girelu, e; f. Take here gerela in Dict., and add: I. in a collective sense, attire, apparel, clothing, garments:--Ðá gimmas . . . scoldon scínan on ðæs hiéhstan sácerdes hrægle . . . ðonne ne beóð hira gimmas on ðǽm gerénum ðæs biscepes gierelan, Past. 135, 12. On lǽwedum háde and on lǽwedum girelan, 411, 35. Macheus his ágenne sunu gemétte mid purpurum gegieredne on biscepháde. Hé hiene for þǽm girelan gebealg, and hiene hét áhón, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 32. Gyrlan cultu, An. Ox. 1194. Gyrle habitu, 3364. Hét hé míne geféran ꝥ hié ealne heora gerelan him of ádydon ponere amicos uestes imperauit, Nar. 27, 13. II. a garment, robe:--Wudewan gierela theristotedes (sumpto viduitatis theristro, Ald. 76, 8), Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 46. Gyrlan stola, Germ. 397, 10. God reáfian lǽteð eówere dohtra heora gyrla and tó oferrancra heáfodgewǽda, Wlfst. 45, 25. Ðá ðe Críste folgiað on hwítum gyrlum, Hml. Th. i. 88, 34. Gierelum gielplicum, Gú. 390. Ðá ðe mid hnescum gerelum (gyrlum, W. S.) gescirped biðon qui mollibus vestiuntur, Mt. L. 11, 8.

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛁᚱᛖᛚᚪ, ᚷᛁᛖᚱᛖᛚᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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