Geócor

Secondo il Dizionario dell'Inglese Antico:

or geocor? cf. geocsa

geócor

; adj. Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sad :-- Geócor sefa, geómrende hyge sad spirit, mourning mind, Exon. 48 a; Th. 164, 33; Gú. 1021: 49 a; Th. 170, 13; Gú. 1111. On ða geócran tíd in that grievous time, 47 a; Th. 160, 26; Gú. 949. Hý sceolon forgietan ðara geócran gesceafte habban him gomen they shall forget the harsh fate and have pleasure, 92 a; Th. 345, 4; Gn. Ex. 183. Wiste his fingra geweald on grames grápum ðæt he wæs geócor he [Grendel] knew that his fingers' power was in the gripe of the fierce one, so that he was sad, Beo. Th. 1535. a very sad journey, Cd. 205; Th. 254, 25; Dan. 617. [Cf. Goth. juka strife, anger.] v. Grm. And. u. El. 159. geocor

Parole correlate: B. 765 for a different reading. Geócrostne síþ