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GRAMA

  • noun [ masculine ]
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GRAMA, an; m.
Anger, rage, fury, indignation, wrath, trouble; ira, furor, molestia
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  • On graman ðínum

    in ira tua,

      Ps. Spl. 6, 1: 7, 6.

  • Drihten wearþ yrre mid graman his folce

    iratus est furore Dominus in populo suo,

      Swt. A. S. Rdr. 73, 54-6: Gen. 19, 25.

  • Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre

    I was afraid of his anger and hot displeasure,

      Deut. 9, 19.

  • Ðæne úre yldran for graman to deáþe gedémdon

    whom our elders for anger doomed to death,

      H. R. 9, 23.

  • Wel hí sind Dere gehátene forðan ðe hí sind fram graman generode

    well are they named Dere [ = de ira], for they are saved from wrath,

      Homl. Th. ii. 120, 35: 124, 9.

  • Se upplíca grama

    the wrath of heaven,

      538, 28.

  • Æppla gaderian graman getácnaþ

    to gather apples betokens trouble,

      Lchdm. iii. 212, 21.
Etymology
[Laym. grome, grame: A. R. grome anger: Chauc. grame: cf. O. H. Ger. grame; f. exacerbatio: Ger. gram; m. grief.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “GRAMA.” 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/17449.

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