gerynu
Old English
Etymology
Perhaps derived from ġerȳne; or from Proto-West Germanic *garūnī. Equivalent to ġe- + rūn + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈryː.nu/
Noun
ġerȳnu f
- secret counsel
- mystery
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
- Andreas him andwyrde, "Eala gif ðu witan woldest þære halgan rode ġerȳnu, mid hú sceadwisre lufe manncynna Ealdor, for ure edstaðelunge þære rode gealgan underfeng, na geneadod, ac sylfwilles."
- Andrew answered him, "O, if thou wouldst know the mystery of the holy cross, with what discerning love the Prince of mankind received the cross for our re-establishment, not compelled, but of his own will."
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġerȳnu | — |
| accusative | ġerȳnu | — |
| genitive | ġerȳnu | — |
| dative | ġerȳnu | — |