God-cund

According to the Old English Dictionary:

god-cund

Add: I. of or pertaining to God:--Godcund andgit and godcund foretiohhung, Bt. 39, 4; F. 216, 31. Se godcunda anweald, 16, 4; F. 58, 13. Ðá ðe sió godcundde stefn ðreáde, Past. 91, 7. Þæs godcundan mægenþrymmes, Bl. H. 103, 3. On þǽre godcundan dǽde (the deed done by Christ), 215, 28. Godcund gecynd diuinam naturam, Mk. p. 2, 3. Hí heora mód neár godcundum ðingum lǽtaþ, Bt. 40, 7; F. 242, 26. II. given by or proceeding from God, having the sanction of or inspired by God. (1) of things. (a) a law, command, doctrine, &c.:--Godcundre spǽce oraculorum, i. diuinorum eloquiorum, An. Ox. 1531. Godcundre gesettnesse diuine sanctionis, 423; 1628. Mid þon worde þæs godcundan gewrites, Bl. H. 33, 20. Onbryrde tó godcundre láre, 23. Þǽre godcundan ǽ gehýrsume, 163, 3. On þám godcundan gebede in the Lord's Prayer, Ll. Th. i. 372, 28. Þá godcundan láre gehýran . . . þǽr mon ꝥ godspel sægþ, Bl. H. 47, 28. Sum mæg godcunde reccan ryhte ǽ, Cri. 670. Godcundra beboda, Bl. H. 37, 8. On godcundum bócum God beád ꝥ . . ., Bt. 41, 3; F. 246, 32. (b) a benefit, good, &c.:--Biddan ðone godcundan fultum, Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 34. Hié helpe findað, godcunde gife, El. 1033. Þá sint tó tellanne tó godcundan gódum, . . . God hí gesceóp tó gemágum, Bt. 24, 3; F. 82, 30. Geweorþod mid godcundum geofum, Bl. H. 133, 3: Gen. 2810. Mid godcundum wuldrum, Bl. H. 125, 17. (2) of persons:--Godcunde bydelas, Ll. Th. i. 424, 17. ¶ having the sanction of the church, prescribed by the church:--Eów manaþ eówer láreów þæt gé hýrsumian godcundum lárum (divinis disciplinis), Coll. M. 35, 35. Wǽron woroldwitan þe gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, Ll. Th. i. 334, 22: 348, 13: ii. 242, 13. Ǽghwylc crísten man unrihthǽmed forbúge and godcunde laga rihtlíce healde, i. 306, 25: 364, 18. III. devoted to God, of persons, worship, service, dues, &c., belonging to the church. (1) of persons:--Godcunde hádas wǽron nú lange swíðe forsawene those in holy orders have now for long been despised, Wlfst. 158, 9. Micelne sinoð ǽgðer ge godcundra háda ge woruldcundra a great synod of churchmen and laymen, Ll. Th. i. 244, 3. Ꝥ hí godcundum láreówan hýran, 326, 14: 424, 7. (2) of worship, services, &c., of the church:--Ic biddo hígon ðaet gé mé gemynen mid suilce godcunde góde suilce iów cynlic ðynce I pray that you have such a memorial service for me as may seem to you fitting, C. D. i. 294, 1. Mid godcundan scrifte, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 15. On godcundan scriftan and woruldcundan steóran, i. 328, 19: 412, 11. Ðæt mon hiora tíd geuueorðiae mid godcundum gódum . . . Ic bidde hígon ðette hié ðás godcundan gód gedón . . . ðaet eghwilc messepriost gesinge twá messan . . . ond eghwilc Godes ðiów gesinge twá fíftig, C. D. i. 293, 1-33. Godes þeówum þe þá cyrican mid godcundum dreámum weorþiað, Bl. H. 41, 27. Godcunde lác bringan, 47, 4. Godcund gebed, Lch. ii. 140, 21. Godcunde gebedo prayers addressed to God, Wlfst. 240, 16. (3) of dues, penalties, discipline, &c.:--Gif hwá forwyrne godcunde gerihta de ecclesiae debita vi detinente. Gif hwá mid wíge godcundra gerihta forwyrne, Ll. Th. i. 404, 4-6: 170, 7. Tó godcundre bóte gebúgan, 166, 15. Swá mid godcundre bóte swá mid woruldcundre steóre, 328, 3. Ǽr hé hæbbe godcunde bóte underfangen, 248, 24. Tó godcundan neódan for the needs of the church, 328, 9. Bisceope gebyreð ǽlc rihting ge on godcundan þingan ge on woruldcundan, ii. 312, 9. III a. of a heathen deity:--Þonne móton hié gongan in þone godcundan (cf. þone hálgan bearo, 29, 23) bearo (diuinum lucum), Nar. 27, 10. On þá godcundan stówe, 31, 15. IV. partaking of the nature of God, spiritual:--Ðǽm godcundan heáhstan anagogen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 7. Bisceopas þe godcunde heorda bewarian sceolan ꝥ se wódfreca werewulf tó fela ne ábíte of godcundre heorde, Ll. Th. i. 374, 29-31. Bodian godcunde þearfe predicare spiritualem utilitatem, 424, 18. Bodian and bysnian godcunde þearfe (spirituale proficuum), 374, 21: 332, 30. Habban godcunde blisse and eác worldcunde, Bl. H. 83, 20. Sé ðe wille godcundne wísdóm sécan, Bt. 12; F. 36, 9. Ðaette gé fore uueorolde sién geblitsade mid ðém weoroldcundum gódum and hiora sáula mid ðém godcundum gódum, C. D. i. 293, 36. In godcundum gǽstgerýnum, Gú. 219. IV a. celestial, heavenly. (1) coming from heaven:--Coludes burh forbarn mid godcundum fýre, Chr. 679; P. 39, 6. (2) belonging to heaven:--Hé nǽfre nǽnige godcunde englas næfde búton hundlice englas, Bl. H. 181, 28. V. that makes godlike:--Þǽre godcundre besceáwunga deifice contemplations (

Related words: Ald. 11, 5), Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 62. godcund,god-cund