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Old English · noun

gehlid

Normalised ġehlid

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/jeˈxlid/
[jeˈl̥id]
Syllables
je · ˈxlid (2 syllables)
Modern English
coverlid

Meaning

  1. cover, lid, roof

    Þonne semninga on Syne beorg sūþanēastan sunnan lēoma cymeð of sċyppende sċȳnan lēohtor þonne hit men mæġen mōdum āhyċġan, beorhte blīcan, þonne bearn godes þurh heofona ġehleodu hider ōðȳweð.

    Then forthwith, on Zion hill, the bright light of the Sun will come from the Lord, from the southeast, brighter than anyone could think in minds, shine brightly, then the child of God will show himself hither through the arcs of the heavens.

    10th century, Christ III:

Declension

Declension of gehlid
SingularPlural
Nominative ġehlidġehlidu
Accusative ġehlidġehlidu
Genitive ġehlidesġehlida
Dative ġehlideġehlidum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From ġe- + hlid (“cover, lid”).

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