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
-
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
All forms (6)
Etymology
From ġe- + hlid (“cover, lid”).
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