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god

  • noun [ masculineneuter ]
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Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §43; §106; §128; §223; §253; §284; §299; §315; §344; §426; §445;
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of a heathen god
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  • Heá gotho

    manes,

    Archiv
      85, 310, 15; An. Ox. 53, 15.

  • Þǽra hǽðenra godas synd gramlice deófla,

      Hml. S. 14, 18.

  • In god

    in divos,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 57.

  • Ic swerige ðurh ealle godas and gydena,

      Hml. Th. i. 426, 7.

  • Gé habbað manega godas, Hml. S. 4, 134. I a. with a defining addition :-- Wínes god

    Bachus,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 42.

  • Fýres god

    U[u]lcanus,

      95, 6.
on image which is worshipped, idol
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  • Eówer godas synd ágotene oððe ágrafene,

      Hml. S. 4, 136.

  • Þíne godas syndon gyldene and sylfrene . . . manna handgeweorc,

      14, 20. '
    Geoftra ðíne lác úrum gudum . . . .' 'Ðú cwyst þæt ic mé gebiddan sceole tó dumbum stánum, ðá ðe sind ágrafene ðurh manna handa,' Hml. Th. i. 422, 35.
of a person having godlike attributes
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  • Ǽlc gesǽlig mon biþ god

    omnis beatus deus,

      Bt. 34, 5; F. 140, 2: 35, 5; F. 164, 23.

  • Ic gesette þé Pharaone tó gode,

      Ex. 7, 1.

  • Ic sǽde gé synt godas (goddo,

      L., godo, R.), Jn. 10, 34.
in the Christian, monotheistic sense,
God.
as a proper name
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  • On anginne gesceóp God heofenan and eorðan,

      Gen. 1, 1.

  • Goddes

    Dei,

      Rtl. 109, 11: Mk. L. 9, 1: Jn. p. 3, 4. (1 a) with epithet :-- Se
    Ælmihtiga God hí áhredde, Chr. 1016; P. 150, 13.

  • Þone écan mildan God,

      Cht. E. 231, 8.
where the triune character of the Deity is marked.
of the first person of the Trinity
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  • Drihten God, Fæder Crístes,

      Hml. Th. i. 426, 24.

  • God . . . Fæder Ælmihtig,

      Cri. 319.

  • Críst þæs lifgendan Godes Sunu,

      Bl. H. 11, 30.
of the second person
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  • Hǽlend Críst, God of Gode,

      Hml. Th. i. 426, 2.

  • God tó ús niþer ástáhg,

      Bl. H. 17, 29.

  • Hié God sylfne áhéngon,

      El. 209.
where the three persons are given
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  • Se Ælmihtiga Fæder is God, and his Sunu is Ælmihtig God, and se Hálga Gást is Ælmihtig God; ná ðrý Godas, ac hí ealle án Ælmihtig God untódǽledlic,

      Hml. Th. i. 248, 6-9.
where the genitive is used with a noun as an intensive
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  • Þonne is ꝥ Godes riht ꝥ hé beó clǽne

    it is the most perfect justice, that he be clear,

      Ll. Th. i. 418, 12.
a Being such as is understood by the proper name God, God according to some particular conception or in regard to some special attribute or relation
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  • Ic eom Abrahames God, and Isaaces God, and Iacóbes God. Nys God ná deádra, ac lybbendra,

      Mt. 22, 32.

  • Se góda God,

      Bt. 36, 1; F. 172, 5.

  • Se ána sóða God . . . sé án is sóð God þe ealle ðing gescóp,

      Wlfst. 105, 27-31.

  • Þone God ic eów bodige þone ðe gé hátad uncúðne . . . hé sitt on his Fæder swíðran hand sóð God and sóð man,

      Hml. S. 29, 37-42.

  • Tó Abrahames Gode,

      Ps. Th. 46, 9.

  • Hig gesáwon Israhéla God,

      Ex. 24, 10.
in special forms of speech.
where a strong wish is expressed
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  • God him geunne ꝥ . . .,

      Chr. 959; P. 115, 14.

  • God eów gehealde,

      Ll. Lbmn. 486, 14.

  • Áwende hine God Ælmihtig hrædlice of þisan lǽnan lífe intó helle wíte,

      C. D. iv. 87, 10.
where dependence on, or gratitude to, the Deity is expressed
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  • Mid Godes gæfe,

      C. D. i. 292, 21: 299, 12.

  • Gode Ælmihtigum sié ðonc ðætte . . .,

      Past. 3, 18.

  • Swǽ gelǽrede biscepas swǽ nú, Gode ðonc, siendon,

      9, 4.

  • Næfde se here, Godes þonces, Angelcyn ealles for swíðe gebrocod,

      Chr. 897; P. 89, 30.
where there is pious intention, conduct influenced by religion
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  • Ǽghwæt þæs þe him ǽnig mon for Godes noman geselle,

      Ll. Th. i. 92, 11.

  • Þæt hé his freónd ná for middangearde, ac for Gode lufige,

      Hml. Th. i. 584, 7.

  • Seó is sóð lufu, þæt gehwá his freónd lufie on Gode, and his feónd for Gode,

      528, 32.
in earnest appeal, affirmation or exhortation
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  • Ic bebióde on Godes naman ðæt . . .,

      Past. 9, 2.

  • Ic eów bidde on Godes naman . . . ꝥ . . .,

      Ll. Th. i. 194, 4.

  • Wé biddað and on Godes naman beódað ꝥ . . .,

      364, 21.

  • On Godes Ælmihtiges naman,

      Cht. E. 231, 11: Ll. Th. i. 180, 22: 182, 6.

  • Nú hálsige ic ðé þurh God þ . . .,

      Hml. Th. i. 426, 31.

  • Gif hwelc mon hine on Godes naman geandette,

      Ll. Th. i. 64, 21.
in language concerned with church matters.
of spiritual things
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  • Wé habbað áne gástlice módor, seó is

    Ecclesia

    genamod, ꝥ is Godes cirice,
      Ll. Th. i. 336, 8.

  • Biscopas syndon Godes lage (

    the doctrines of Christianity

    ) láreówas,
      332, 27.

  • Hé Godes lage smeáde,

      Chr. 963; P. 115, 4.

  • Godes lof rǽran

    to promote the Christian religion,

    5:
      Cht. E. 229, 25.
of ecclesiastical procedure, arrangement, constitution
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  • Þá hálgan hádas þe Godes folc (

    the Christian laity

    ) lǽran scylan,
      Ll. Th. i. 244, 9.

  • Þridda dǽl þáre teóðunge þe tó circan gebyrige gá . . . Godes þearfum (

    the needy to whom church-alms are given

    ),
      342, 9.

  • From ǽlcum Godes dǽle áworpene

    cast out from church-communion,

      246, 15.

  • Mid Godes bletsunge

    with the blessing pronounced by the priest,

      256, 7.

  • Muneca gehwylc . . . geþence word and wedd þe hé Gode betǽhte,

      306, 5.

  • Gyf gehádod man gefeohte . . . for Gode béte swá canon tǽce, 168, 6. ¶ Godes þeów

    a cleric

    :-- Ealle Godes þeówas . . . and húru þinga sácerdas,
      Ll. Th. i. 364, 10.

  • Gif se Godes þeów nelle þǽre cyrican on riht þeówian, ꝥ hé þonne mid lǽwedum monnum onfó þeówdómes,

      Bl. H. 49, 3: C. D. i. 293, 33: Past. 5, 11.
of ecclesiastical property or dues
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  • Godes feós ðeófð

    sacrilegium,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 31.

  • Godes feoh and ciricean,

      Ll. Th. i. 2, 4.

  • Godes gafel lǽstan,

      350, 8.

  • Þæs neádgafoles þe crístene men Gode gelǽstan scoldon,

      270, 14.
of churches
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  • Be ciricena gebétunge. Ꝥ ǽlc biscop béte Godes hús . . . and eác þone cyning myngige ꝥ ealle Godes cyrcan sýn wel behworfene,

      Ll. Th. i. 246, 9-12.

  • Hí Godes hús griðedan,

      334, 24.

  • Hé eóde intó Godes (Goddes, L.) hús

    in domum Dei intrauit,

      Lk. 6, 4.
where ecclesiastical and secular are contrasted
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  • For Gode and for worulde,

      Chr. 959; P. 115, 7: Ll. Th. i. 168, 17.

  • Wið God and wið men,

      306, 7: 314, 26.
Similar entries
v. heáh-god, hel-god, wealdend-god; cof-godas, deáþ-godas, gedwol-godas; úp-godu.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “god.” 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/51008.

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