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gǽling

  • noun [ feminine ]
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gǽling, e; f.
Delay
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  • Geðencan ne con hwæt him losað on ðǽre gǽlinge ðe hé ðá hwíle ámierreð

    he cannot consider what loss he suffers in the delay in which he wastes the time,

    • Past. 39, 1.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “gǽling.” 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/46837.

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  • gǽling, n.

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