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wuldor

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§303; §348;
Glory.
in reference to earthly subjects
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  • Woruldsceafta wuldor,

      Exon. Th. 190, 16; Az. 74.

  • Hǽlo míne and wuldor (gloria) mín,

      Ps. Spl. 61, 7.

  • Him wuldur(gloria) and wela wunaþ æt húse,

      references>Ps. Th. 111, 3.

  • Hebban herebýman hlúdan stefnum wuldres wóman,

    • Cd. Th. 183, 31
      • ;
    • Exod. 100.

  • Wuldres gim

    (the sun),

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2538
      • ;
    • An. 1270.

  • Tó ðínes folces wuldre (wulder,

      Lind.
    : wuldur,
      Rush.
    ),

      Lk. Skt. 2, 32.

  • Hé férde út on huntaþ mid eallum his werede and his wuldre,

      Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 25.

  • Ne beseoh tó ðínum ǽrran; wuldre,

      30, 121.

  • Eodon of ðam fýre feorh unwemme, wuldre ge-wlitenad.

    • Exon. Th. 197, 8
      • ;
    • Az. 187.

  • Hé (the Phenix) is wlitig and wynsum, wuldre gemearcad

    regali plena decore,

    • 220, ii
      • ;
    • Ph. 318.

  • Ge-wíteþ mid ðý wuldre niǽre tungol (the sun),

    • 350, 23
      • ;
    • Sch. 68.

  • Tempel wuldre gewlitegod.

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1337
      • ;
    • An. 669.

  • Ðá sceáwede ic míne gesǽlinesse and mín wuldor,

      Nar. 7, 22.
in a bad sense, vainglory.
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v.wuldor-full, II
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  • On wlence ic férde þurh ðæt ídele wuldor,

    • Anglia xi. 113, 50
      • :
    • Exon. Th. 107, 12
      • ;
    • Gú. 57.

  • Wéndes ðú ðurh wuldor, ðæt ðú woruld áblest, alra onwald,

    • Cd. Th. 268, 22
      • ;
    • Sat. 59.
applied to persons or things
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  • Wífa wuldor (the Virgin Mary),

    • Menol. Fox 295
      • ;
    • Men. 149.

  • Receda wuldor, Salamones templ,

    • Cd. Th. 219, 23
      • ;
    • Dan. 59.
of celestial or spiritual glory
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  • Godes wuldor

    gloria Domini,

      Lev. 9, 23.

  • Gode sý wuldor,

    • Lk. Skt. 2, 14
      • :
    • Ps. Spl. 103, 32.

  • Hím wideferh wuldor stondeþ,

    • Exon. Th. 350, 2
      • ;
    • Sch. 57.

  • Stefn of heofonum, wuldres hleóðor,

    • Cd.Th. 204, 10
      • ;
    • Exod. 417.

  • Se wyrhta þurh his wuldres gást sette,

    • 265, 28
      • ;
    • Sat. 14.

  • In wuldres wlite,

    • 279, 5
      • ;
    • Sat. 233: 285, 26
      • ;
    • Sat. 343.

  • Wuldres ræst

    the rest of heaven,

    • Exon. Th. 103, 19
      • ;
    • Cri. 1690.

  • Wuldres neótan

    to enjoy heaven,

    • 365, 15
      • ;
    • Wal. 89.

  • Wuldres eard agan,

    • 74, 8
      • ;
    • Cri. 1203.

  • Wuldres wynlond,

    • 317, 13
      • ;
    • Mod. 65.

  • Wuldres bearnum

    (angels),

    • Cd. Th. i. 22
      • ;
    • Gen. ii.

  • Wuldres þegn, engel Drihtnes,

    • 137, 1
      • ;
    • Gen. 2266: 95, 6
      • ;
    • Gen. 1574.

  • Wuldres þegnas (St. Matthew and St. Andrew),

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2052
      • ;
    • An. 1028.

  • Seó fǽmne, wuldres wynmǽg (Guihlac's sister, seó Cristes þeówe,

    • Guthl. 20
      • ;
    • Gdwin. 92, 2
    ),

    • Exon. Th. 182, 32
      • ;
    • Gú. 1319
      • :
    • (St. Juliana), 278, 20
      • ;
    • Jul. 600: 269, 23
      • ;
    • Jul. 474.

  • Seeorðan dǽl. . . se wuldres dǽl

    the body . . . the soul,

    • 184, 11
      • ;
    • Gú 1342.

  • Wuldres treó

    the cross,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 177
      • ;
    • El. 89
      • :
    • Rood Kmbl. 28
      • ;
    • Kr. 14.

  • Wuldores stæf,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 225
      • ;
    • Sal. 112.

  • Mannes sunu cumende mid mycelum wuldre,

      Mk. Skt. 13, 26.

  • For Godes wuldre (uldre,

      Lind.
    ),

      Jn. Skt. 11, 4.

  • In wuldre

    in heaven,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 712
      • ;
    • An. 356
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 1491
      • ;
    • El. 747.

  • Tó wuldre,

    • Exon. Th. 3, 3
      • ;
    • Cri. 30
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 3360
      • ;
    • An. 1684.

  • Ðæt éce wuldor geearnian,

      Homl. Th. ii. 284, 31.

  • Wé gesáwon his wuldor (uuldor,

      Lind
    .),

      Jn. Skt. l, 14.

  • Godes wuldor (uulder,

      Lind.
    ),

    • ii. 40
      • :
    • Ps. Spl. 18, 1.

  • Ealles ðæs Iudith sægde wuldor Dryhtne,

    • Judth. Thw. 26, 24
      • ;
    • Jud. 343.

  • Wulder,

      R. Ben. 4, 4.

  • Sáule sóðfæstra wuldrum hrémge.

    • Exon. Th. 4, 17
      • ;
    • Cri. 54.
¶ in phrases denoting the Deity
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  • Wuldres aldor,

    • Cd. Th. 40, 15
      • ;
    • Gen. 639
      • :
    • 91, 12
      • ;
    • Gen. 1511.

  • Wuldres weard,

    • 58, 4
      • ;
    • Gen. 941.

  • God, wuldres hyrde,

    • Beo. Th. 1867
      • ;
    • B. 931.

  • Wuldres ágend,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 420
      • ;
    • An. 210.

  • Wuldres bearn

    (Christ),

    • Cd. Th. 301, 26
      • ;
    • Sat. 589.

  • Wlitig wuldres gim,

    • Exon. Th. 232, 33
      • ;
    • Ph. 516.
applied to the Deity
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  • Drihten, wulder mín,

      Ps. Spl. 3, 3.

  • Metod, cyninga wuldor,

    • Judth. Thw. 23, 34
      • ;
    • Jud. 155
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 342
      • ;
    • An. 171.

  • Ðæt ðe wealdend God ácenned wearð, cyninga wuldor.

    • Elen. Kmbl. 10
      • ;
    • El. 5.

  • Dryhten, hæleða wuldor,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2925
      • ;
    • An. 1465.

  • Ðý þriddan dæge beorna wuldor of deáðe árás, Dryhten ealra hæleða cynnes,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 372
      • ;
    • El. 186.
Etymology
[
þin wombe was þin God and þin wulder . . . echeliche wunien in alre wuldre,
    Fragm. Phlps. 7, 20, 58.
Si Drihhtin loff and wullderr,
    Orm. 3379.
Cf. Goth. wulþus
    glory.
]
Similar entries
v. heofon-, sigor-, swegel-wuldor.
Linked entries
v.  wulder wuldor-full.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “wuldor.” 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/36774.

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