geodagas

Meaning

1. ancient times, days of yore

   Hwæt þū ġehīerdest þætte ġeōdagum ġelamp þæt ān swīðe wīs mann and swīðe rīċe ongann fandian ānes ūðwitan and hine bismrode for þon hē hine swā orgellīċe upp āhōf and bōde þæs þæt hē ūðwita wǣre.

   You've heard that in ancient times, a very wise and successful man started to test a philosopher and mocked him for exalting himself so arrogantly and bragging that he was a philosopher.

   late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

Declension