deaþberende

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dēaþ (death) +‎ berende (bearing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθ.beˌren.de/, [ˈdæ͜ɑːð.beˌren.de]

Adjective

dēaþberende

  1. deadly, death-bearing
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Writeð Eutropius þæt Constantinus sē cāsere wǣre on Breotone ācenned, ⁊ æfter his fæder tō rīce feng. Þǣs cyninges tīdum sē Arrianisċa ġedwola wæs upcumen; ⁊ þæt dēadbærende āttor his ġetrēowlēasnysse, nālæs þæt on eallum middanġeardes cyriċum þæt hē streġde, ac hit ēac swylċe on þis ēalond becōm. Sē ġedweola was on þām Nyceanisċan sinoþe ġeniðerad ⁊ āfylled on Constantinus dagum.
      Eutropius writes that the emperor Constantine was born in Britain, and became king after his father. During his time, the Arian heresy was stirred up, and he spread the deadly poison of his infidelity not only to all the churches of the earth, but it also to this island. The heresy was condemned at the Council of Nicaea and was suppressed in Constantine's day.
    Synonym: dēaþbǣre

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