gedwild

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġedwyld

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ dwild.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈdwild/, [jeˈdwiɫd]

Noun

ġedwild n

1. wandering
2. error, mistakenness
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"

     Ġewīte ðis ġedwyld fram geleaffullum heortum, þæt ænig gewyrd sy, buton se Ælmihtiga Scyppend, seðe ælcum men foresceawað lif be his geearnungum.

     Let this error depart from believing hearts, that there is any destiny excepting the Almighty Creator, who provides for every man life by his merits.

3. deception, heresy

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġedwild	ġedwild
accusative	ġedwild	ġedwild
genitive	ġedwildes	ġedwilda
dative	ġedwilde	ġedwildum

Derived terms

• ġedwildæfterfylgung f
• ġedwildmann m

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEDWILD”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.