gereordung

Old English

Noun

ġereordung f

1. refection, meal, refreshment
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"

     Ðā hēt sē apostol ðā bǣre settan, and cwæð, "Mīn Drihten, Hǣlend Crist! Ārǣre ðē, Drusiana; ārīs, and ġeċyrr hām, and ġearca ūs ġereordunge on þīnum hūse." Drusiana þā ārās swilċe of slǣpe āwreht, and, carfull be ðæs apostoles hǣse, hām ġewende.

     Then the apostle bade them set down the bier, and said, "My Lord, Jesus Christ! Raise thee, Drusiana; arise, and return home, and prepare refection for us in thy house." Drusiana then arose as if from sleep awakened, and, mindful of the apostle's command, returned home.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġereordung	ġereordunga, ġereordunge
accusative	ġereordunge	ġereordunga, ġereordunge
genitive	ġereordunge	ġereordunga
dative	ġereordunge	ġereordungum