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gód

  • adjective
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Grammar
gód, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §43; §106; §128; §223; §253; §284; §299; §315; §344; §426; §445;
GOOD; bonus
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  • Þæs gódan gódnes biþ his ágen gód

    the goodness of the good is his own good,

    • Bt. 37, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 190, 14
      • .

  • Gód mann sóþlíce of gódum goldhorde bringþ gód forþ

    bonus homo de bono thesauro profert bona,

    • Mt. Bos. 12, 35
      • .

  • Mæg ǽnig þing gódes beón of Nazareth

    a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse?

    • Jn. Bos. 1, 46
      • .

  • Crist, seðe ǽfre is gód ðeáh ðe we wáce sindon

    Christ who is ever good, though we are weak,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 48, 20
      • .

  • Ðǽr wearþ Heáhmund bisceop ofslægen and fela gódra monna

    there was bishop Heahmund slain and many good men,

    • Chr. 871
      • ;
    • Erl. 74, 34
      • .

  • Þa men hie gefliémdon and hira gódne dǽl ofslógon

    the men put them to flight and slew a good part of them,

    • 921
      • ;
    • Erl. 106, 24
      • :
    • 913
      • ;
    • Erl. 102, 7
      • .

  • Genim giþcornes leáfa gode handfulle

    take good handfuls of leaves of githcorn,

    • L. M. ii. 65, 1
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 292, 10
      • .

  • Me is on gómum gód and swéte ðín ágen word

    quam dulcia faucibus meis eloquia tua,

    • Ps. Th. 118, 103
      • .

  • Gód is ðæt man Drihtne andette

    bonum est confiteri domino,

    • 91, 1
      • :
    • 134, 1
      • .

  • Cyning and cwén sceolon geofum gód wesan

    a king and queen shall be liberal,

    • Exon. 90 a
      • ;
    • Th. 338, 35
      • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 84
      • .

  • Nis mon his gifena ðæs gód

    there is no man so good in his qualities,

    82 a;
    • Th. 308, 15
      • ;
    • Seef. 40
      • .

  • He is to freónde gód

    he is good as a friend,

    • 67 a
      • ;
    • Th. 248, 28
      • ;
    • Jul. 102
      • .

  • We ðǽr góde hwíle stódon

    we stood there a good while,

    • Rood Kmbl. 140
      • ;
    • Kr. 70
      • .

  • Him ðæt geleánaþ lífes waldend gódum dǽdum

    the ruler of life will repay them that with benefits,

    • Exon. 117 a
      • ;
    • Th. 450, 13
      • ;
    • Dóm. 87
      • .

  • Þurh góde dǽda Gode lícian

    to please God by good deeds,

    • Blickl. Homl. 129, 34
      • .

  • Ðám ðe gódes willan sýn

    to those who are of goodwill,

    • 93, 10
      • :
    • 37, 27
      • .

  • Gódes lífes bysene onstellan

    to set an example of good life,

    • 81, 6
      • .

  • Wæs he swíðe æþelra gebyrda and gódra

    he was of very noble and good birth,

    • 211, 19
      • .

  • Góde sangeras

    good singers,

    • 207, 31
      • .
Etymology
[
Goth. góds, góþs
:
O. Sax. O. Frs. gód
:
O. H. Ger. guot
:
Ger. gut
:
Icel. góðr.
]
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v.  good.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “gód.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17296.

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