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gerad

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Old English

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Noun

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ġerād n

  1. council, judgement, wisdom, reason
  2. condition
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
      ...and hēo ðonne þē fluge and nolde þē lufian and nān ōðer ġerād būtan þū woldest ǣlce ōðer lufe ālētan for hyre lufe, woldest þū þonne swā dōn swā hēo wylnode?
      ...and if she fled from thee and would reciprocate thy love on no other condition than that thou wouldst renounce every other love for hers alone, wouldst thou then do as she wished?

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġerād ġerād
accusative ġerād ġerād
genitive ġerādes ġerāda
dative ġerāde ġerādum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: rode

Adjective

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ġerād

  1. skilful, wise, clever, straight

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