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Elene

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Elene, an; f.
Helena; Helĕna = Ἑλένη: The wife of the Roman emperor Constantius, and mother of Constantine the Great
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  • Constantius gesealde his suna ðæt ríce, Constantinuse, ðone he hæfde be Elenan, his wife

    Constantius gave the empire to his son Constantine whom he had by Helena his wife,

    • Ors. 6,
      • 30;
    • Th. 496,
      • 33.

  • His [Constantínes] módor wæs cristen, Elená geháten, swíðe gelýfed mann, and þearle eáwfæst his [Constantine's] mother was a christian, called Helena, a very faithful person, and very pious, Homl. Th. ii. 306, 3. See Ors. Bos. Notes and Various Readings, p. 28, col. 2, in proof that Helena was the lawful wife of Constantius Ða him Elene forgeaf sincweorþunga

    then Helĕna gave him treasures.

    • Elen. Kmbl. 2434
      • ;
    • El. 1218
      • .

  • Fór Elenan cneó

    before the knee of Helĕna,

    • 1693
      • ;
    • El. 848: 1903
      • ;
    • El. 953
      • .

  • Se Cásere [Constantinus] héht Elenan

    the emperor Constantine told Helena,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 2003
      • ;
    • El. 1003: 2124
      • ;
    • El. 1063
      • .

  • Elene,

    • 438
      • ;
    • El. 219: 1204
      • ;
    • El. 604: 1236
      • ;
    • El. 620
      • .
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Bosworth, Joseph. “Elene.” 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/9214.

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