gomel
- adjective
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Se fugel weorþeþ gomel
the bird becomes old,
- Exon. 59 b; Th. 215, 24; Ph. 258: Beo. Th. 5578; B.
2793.
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Ahleóp se gomela
the aged [man] leapt up,
- 2798; B. 1397: 5695; B. 2851.
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Biþ geómorlíc gomelum eorle
it is sad for an aged man,
- 4880; B. 2444.
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Gomele ymb gódne ongeador sprǽcon
the old spake together about the good [warrior],
- 3194; B. 1595.
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He on him gyrdeþ gomelra láfe
he girds on him the relic of the ancients.
- 4079; B. 2036.
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Forbærst sweord Beówulfes, gomol and grǽgmǽl
Beowulf's sword burst asunder, ancient and grey-marked,
- 5357; B. 2682.
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Se gomola eald úþwíta
the ancient old sage,
- Exon. 81 a; Th. 304, 5; Fä. 65.
Bosworth, Joseph. “gomel.” 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/17387.
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