Godmundingahám
- noun
Goodmanham, between Pocklington and Beverley, a place a little
to the east of York, beyond the river Derwent, where a famous Witena-gemót was
convened by Edwin, king of Northumbria, in A. D. 625, to consider the propriety of
receiving the Christian faith. The speeches were so much in favour of Christianity
that the creed was at once received; these speeches are particularly worthy of
notice,
- Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 17.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “Godmundingahám.” 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/17325.
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