godspeltraht

Old English

Etymology

From godspell +‎ traht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡod.spelˌtrɑxt/

Noun

godspeltraht m

  1. an exposition of part of the gospels
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Đā ġelǣredan ne beðurfon þyssera bōca, forðan ðe him mæġ heora āgen lār genihtsumian. Iċ cweðe nū þæt iċ næfre heonon forð ne āwende godspel oððe godspeltrahtas of Lēdene on Englisċ.
      The learned have no need of these books, for their own learning will suffice. I say now that henceforth, I will never translate a gospel or a gospel-commentary from Latin into English.
  2. homily

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative godspeltraht godspeltrahtas
accusative godspeltraht godspeltrahtas
genitive godspeltrahtes godspeltrahta
dative godspeltrahte godspeltrahtum

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