Old English · noun
eald gecyþnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- IPA
- /æ͜ɑld jeˈkyːθ.nes/[æ͜ɑɫd jeˈkyːð.nes]
- Syllables
- æ͜ɑld · je · ˈkyːθ · nes (4 syllables)
Meaning
the Old Testament of the Bible
Witodlīċe þis fēowertiġfealde fæsten wæs āsteald on ðǣre ealdan gėcȳðnysse, ðāðā sē heretoga Moyses fæste fēowertiġ daga and fēowertiġ nihta tosamne, tō þȳ þæt hē moste Godes ǣ underfōn.
Truly, this fortyfold fast was established in the Old Testament, where the leader Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights, so that he could be allowed to receive God's law.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Etymology
From eald (“old”) + ġecȳþnes (“testament”)
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eald_gecyþnes · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution