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gewil-bod

  • noun [ neuter ]
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gewil-bod, es; n.
The announcement of a person's will
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  • Ne dear ic for Godes ege sóðes geswugian . . . for ðám se bydel þe ne bodað ná his hláfordes gewilboda (

    the messenger that does not give the message that tells his lord's will

    ), hé mæg him wénan hefélices leánes,
      Wlfst. 177, 24.
  • Se bydel þe forsweogað his hláfordes gewilboda,

      191, 22.
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  • gewil-bod, n.