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ge-rýne

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
ge-rýne, -ríne, -réne, es; pl. nom. acc. -u, -o, -a; n.
A mystery, a sacrament; mysterium
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  • Ðæt dégol wæs Dryhtnes gerýne

    that was a secret mystery of the Lord,

      Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 25; Cri. 41.

  • Ðæt monnum nis cúþ gerýne

    that mystery is not known to men,

    9 a;
      Th. 7, 2; Cri. 95.

  • Dryhtnes gerýne

    the mystery of the Lord,

    49 a;
      Th. 169, 14; Gú. 1094: Lk. Bos. 8, 10.

  • Ðæt word ðæs heofonlícan gerýnes

    the word of the heavenly mystery,

      Blickl. Homl. 17, 9: 7.

  • Eów is geseald to witanne heofena ríces gerýnu

    vobis datum est nosse mysteria regni cælorum,

      Mt. Bos. 13, 11.

  • Ða gerýnu Cristes menniscnysse

    the mysteries of Christ's humanity,

      Homl. Pasc. Lisle 12, 17.

  • Hit forhæfed gewearþ ðætte hie sǽdon swefn cyninge, wyrda gerýnu

    it was denied that they should tell the dream to the king, the mysteries of the fates,

      Cd. 179; Th. 225, 4; Dan. 149.

  • Engel Drihtnes wrát in wáge worda gerýnu

    the angel of the Lord wrote on the wall mysteries of words,

      210; Th. 261, 9; Dan. 723.

  • On ðé wrát wuldres God gerýno

    on thee the God of glory wrote [his] mysteries,

      Andr. Kmbl. 3020; An. 1513.

  • Ðæt hie ðæt hálige gerýne árwurþlíce breman mǽgen

    that they may reverently celebrate the holy mystery,

      L. E. I. 4; Th. ii. 404, 27: Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 23, 43: 497, 2, 5.
Etymology
[Goth. ga-rúni counsel: O. Sax. gi-rúni mystery: O. H. Ger. ki-rúni mysterium, sacramentum.]
Derived forms
DER. gást-gerýne, gǽst-, word-.
Similar entries
v. rýne, rún, ge-rýno, ge-rýnu.
Linked entries
v.  rýne ge-hrýne ge-réne ge-ríne ge-rýno ge-rýnu.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-rýne.” 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/15765.

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