Gýmeleást

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gýmeleást

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: gímelíst, gémelést, e; Related words:

Definitions

1 gýmeleást

f. Carelessness, negligence, neglect; negligentia :-- Hit gelamp þurh gýmeleáste evenit per culpam incuriæ, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 27. For giémeléste for negligence, Past. 21; Swt. 165, 6. Gímeleáste, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 68, 376. On heora ágenre gýmeleáste from their own carelessness, Chr. 1016; Erl. 156, 11: Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 2. Þurh preósta gýmeléste through the negligence of priests, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 349, 6. Se Hǽlend ne forlét to gýmeleáste his gelufedan apostol the Saviour did not leave his beloved apostle to neglect, Homl. Th. 1. 58, 33. [Orm. ȝemelæste.] gymeleast

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚣᛗᛖᛚᛖᚪᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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