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ge-sǽlþ

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
ge-sǽlþ, e; f. [sǽlþ happiness]
Wright's OE grammar
§372;
Happiness, felicity, prosperity, wealth, good, advantage; fēlīcĭtas, prospĕrĭtas, bŏnum
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  • Sió sóðe gesǽlþ

    the true happiness,

      Bt. 23; Fox 78, 30: 34, 2; Fox 134, 32: 34, 4; Fox 138, 21, 24.

  • God is full ǽlcere gesǽlþe

    God is full of all happiness,

      34, 3; Fox 136, 20.

  • Sóþra gesǽlþa

    of true felicities,

      Bt. Met. Fox 21, 49; Met. 21, 25.

  • To ðǽm gesǽlþum

    to the felicities,

      21, 7, 17; Met. 21, 4, 9.

  • He selþ ða gesǽlþa ðǽm gódum

    he gives felicities to the good,

      Bt. 39, 2; Fox 214. 2, 5: 34, 1; Fox 134, 7.

  • Ðú miht ða sóðan gesǽlþa gecnáwan

    thou mayest discover the true goods,

      23; Fox 78, 32.
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v.  ge-sélþ.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-sǽlþ.” 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/15801.

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