geodagas

geodagas

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġiōdagas, iūdagas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːˌdɑ.ɡɑs/, [ˈjuːˌdɑ.ɣɑs]

Noun

ġeōdagas m pl

1. ancient times, days of yore
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

     Hwæt þū ġehīerdest þætte ġeōdagum ġelamp þæt ān swīðe wīs mann and swīðe rīċe ongann fandian ānes ūðwitan and hine bismrode for þon hē hine swā orgellīċe upp āhōf and bōde þæs þæt hē ūðwita wǣre.

     You've heard that in ancient times, a very wise and successful man started to test a philosopher and mocked him for exalting himself so arrogantly and bragging that he was a philosopher.

   • c. 1011, Byrhtferth, Manual

     Ġeōdagum Rōmāne and ēac Engle ġehālgodon on þissa tungla ġemynd heora dagas, and þone forman dæġ hīe hēton "sunnan dæġ," for þon hēo is ealra tungla wlitiġest.

     In ancient times, both the Romans and the English sanctified the days of the week in honor of these stars. The first day they called "the day of the sun," because it is the brightest of all stars.

Declension

Declension of geodagas (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	—	ġeōdagas
accusative	—	ġeōdagas
genitive	—	ġeōdaga
dative	—	ġeōdagum

Synonyms

• ǣrdagas
• ealde dagas
• ġeārdagas