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gædeling

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
gædeling, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§10; §58; §155; §223; §339;
A companion; cŏmes
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  • His gædelinges gúþ-gewǽdu

    his companion's battle-garments,

    • Beo. Th 5227
    • ;
    • B. 2617 : Cd. 193
    • ;
    • Th. 242, 20
    • ;
    • Dan. 422.
Etymology
[
Piers P. Chauc. R. Glouc. gadeling an idle vagabond
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Laym. gadelinges, pl. men of base degree
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O. Sax. gaduling, m. a relation, kinsman
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M. H. Ger. geteling, m. a relation, fellow
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O. H. Ger. gataling, m. consanguĭneus, părens
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Goth. gadiliggs, m. a cousin, relation.
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v.  ge-gada.
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  • gædeling, n.