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geolo

  • adjective
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geolo, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §53; §92; §220; §316; §436; §620;
Add: The word glosses aureus, croceus, flaveus, flavus, fulvus, gilvus, luteus, libosus, melinus, rubens, rubeus, rubicundus, succinaceus, venetus, lutei coloris
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  • Gelu, geolu flavum, Txts. 62, 432:

    gilvus,

      64, 458.

  • Geolu, geholu

    venetum,

      104, 1064.

  • Geolu fulvus vel flavus, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 1: flabum, ii. 35, 67: melinum, 59, 36: melinum vel croceum, i. 22, 3: succinaceus vel croceus vel flavus, 46, 52: lutei coloris, ii. 137, 9: croceus, i. rubicundus, rubeus, 10:

    fuluum, flavum, splendidum, nigrum,

      Wülck. Gl. 245, 35.

  • Giolu

    aureus,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 30.

  • Geola swylce twymylte wex fex

    flaua cesaries,

      An. Ox. 4462: Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 19.

  • Geolwum

    croceo,

      An. Ox. 50, 10.

  • Gioluwre

    crocea,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 14.

  • Genim geoluwne stán,

      Lch. i. 374, 14.

  • Goelu godueb,

      Txts. 151, 10.

  • Geolewra

    flauentium, i. rubentium (fauorum ),

      An. Ox. 1667.

  • Geolewum andweorcum

    fuluis metallis,

      Wülck. Gl. 245, 36.

  • Geolwum oððe deorcum

    fulvis,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 64.

  • Þá giolwan

    groceos (croceos

    Titan radios diffundit,
      Ald. 165), 92, 59.

  • Ðá giolwan libosas, 52, 61. [In the following instances the glosses seem to refer to other words than those given :-- Þám geolwum lutea (Aurora in fulvis . . . lutea bigis; the gloss applies to fulvis), Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 56:

    lautea,

      52, 60.

  • Geole flýs setosa vellera; the gloss seems determined by a later line,

    Croceo mutavit vellera luto,

      Ald. 75.

  • Cf. the erroneous gloss to this line in Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 31 crocea þá geolwan.] ¶ used substantively (cf. preceding word) :-- Genim ǽges ꝥ geoluwe, Lch. ii. 22, 19. ¶ seó geolwe ádl

    jaundice

    :-- Wiþ þǽre geolwan ádle,
      Lch. ii. 106, 14: 172, 24: 294, 6.

  • Of gealádle sió biþ of þǽre geolwan,

      106, 14.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “geolo.” 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/49137.

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