andgyte

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, and- +‎ gyte

Noun

andgyte n

  1. the intellect, understanding, knowledge
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      On ðām tīman wæs sum þėgen Drihtelm ġehāten, on Norðhymbra lande, bilewite on andgyte, ġemetegod on ðēawum, ārfæst on līfe, and his hīwrǣdene tō ðām ylcan ġewissode.
      At that time there was a certain servant living in Northumbria, called Drihtelm, who was innocent of mind, temperate of character, righteous in life, and instructed his household on how to do the same.

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