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ellen-wódnes

  • noun [ feminine ]
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ellen-wódnes, -ness, e; f. Zeal, envy, emulation, ardour; zēlus = ζῆλος, fervor
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  • Swindan me dyde ellenwódnes mín

    tabescĕre me fēcit zēlus meus,

    • Ps. Spl. T. 118,
    • 139;
    • 78,
    • 5.
  • Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle

    Aidan had much zeal and love for God,

    • Bd. 3,
    • 3;
    • S. 525,
    • 32.
  • He wæs mid wylme mycelre ellenwódnesse onbærned

    zēlo magni fervōris accensus est,

    • 4,
    • 24;
    • S. 598,
    • 22.
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v.  ellen-gódnes.
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