eald gecyþnes

Old English

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Etymology

From eald (“old”) +‎ ġecȳþnes (“testament”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æ͜ɑld jeˈkyːθ.nes/, [æ͜ɑɫd jeˈkyːð.nes]

Noun

eald ġecȳþnes f

  1. the Old Testament of the Bible
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Witodlīċe þis fēowertiġfealde fæsten wæs āsteald on ðǣre ealdan gėcȳðnysse, ðāðā sē heretoga Moyses fæste fēowertiġ daga and fēowertiġ nihta tosamne, tō þȳ þæt hē moste Godes ǣ underfōn.
      Truly, this fortyfold fast was established in the Old Testament, where the leader Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights, so that he could be allowed to receive God's law.

Declension

See the inflections of eald and ġecȳþnes

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