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ge-þingþu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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ge-þingþu, -þingcþu, -þincþ, -þyncþ, e; f.
honour, dignity, rank; honor, dignitas
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  • He becom to ðære cynelícan geþincþe

    he arrived at the royal dignity,

      Homl. Th. i. 82, 1.

  • Eal folc ðone eádigan Gregorius to ðære geþincþe geceás

    all folk chose the blessed Gregory to that dignity,

    ii.
      122, 22.

  • Hú micelre geþincþe sý ðæt hálige mǽden Maria

    of how great dignity is the holy maiden Mary,

      22, 21.

  • Godes gecorenan scínaþ on heofonlícum wuldre ǽlc be his geþingcþum; nú is geleáflíc ðæt seó eádige cwén mid swá micclum wuldre and beorhtnysse óðre oferstíge, swá micclum swá hire geþincþe óðra hálgena unwiðmetenlíce sind

    God's elect shine in heavenly glory each according to his rank; now it is credible that the blessed queen excels others with so much brightness and glory, as much as her rank is not comparable with that of other saints,

    i.
      446, 2-5: Jud. Thw. p. 161, 21: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 93: Homl. Th. ii. 450, 2.

  • Sum geþungen láreow wæs on Engla lande Albin geháten and hæfde micele geþincþa

    there was a certain distinguished teacher in England named Albin and he had great honour,

      Boutr. Scrd. 17, 6.

  • Him to wǽron witode geþingþo

    to him were destined honours,

      Cd. 23; Th. 30, 31; Gen. 475.

  • Geþyncþum

    honourably,

      Exon. 41 b; Th. 138, 16; Gú. 577.
a court, legal assembly
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  • Ðæt, griþ ðæt se ealdormann on fíf-burhga geþincþe sylle and ðæt griþ ðæt man sylleþ on burhgeþincþe béte man

    for the 'grith' which the alderman in the assembly of the five-burghs may give and for the 'grith' that is given in a burghassembly, let 'bót' be made,

      L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 6.
Etymology
[Cf. ge-þungen and ge-þing(?).]
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v.  ge-þincð þyncþ.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-þingþu.” 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/16482.

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