Ellen-wódnes

Secondo il Dizionario dell'Inglese Antico:

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ellen-wódnes

f. Zeal, envy, emulation, ardour; zēlus = GREEK, fervor :-- Swindan me dyde ellenwódnes mín tabescĕre me fēcit zēlus meus, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 139; 78, 5. Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle Aidan had much zeal and love for God, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32. He wæs mid wylme mycelre ellenwódnesse onbærned zēlo magni fervōris accensus est, 4, 24; S. 598, 22. ellen-wodnes