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665:). The word is possibly from a root meaning "measurer" or "one who measures" related to the O.E.
28:
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611:; emphasizes a lord's domestic rulership. In later Old English, it becomes a word for husband.
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486:
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661:
773:
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465:"Ælmihtiga," "Drihten," "Metod," as they appear in the
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817:The Cambridge companion to Old English literature
577:can also mean "elder" (but "elder" derives from
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726:Emphasizes both guardianship and ownership.
669:("measure") and its descendant the Mod.E.
781:(1). Modern Language Association: 19–23.
819:. 2002. University of Cambridge Press.
704:("rule", "control"; cf. modern English
513:
851:Names of God in literature and fiction
642:("heal"); often translated "Saviour".
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841:Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England
14:
456:
451:
446:
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421:"the heavenly kingdom's Guard"
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482:Name of God in Christianity
31:. These epithets include:
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673:in the term "to mete out".
581:"older" rather than from
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29:alliterative requirements
113:"the joys of the Lord"
802:Swanton, Michael James
742:is "kingdom" (cf. the
502:List of names of Freyr
806:The Dream of the Rood
497:List of names of Odin
381:"Glorious all-ruler"
354:The Dream of the Rood
289:The Dream of the Rood
267:The Dream of the Rood
252:The Dream of the Rood
230:The Dream of the Rood
178:The Dream of the Rood
156:The Dream of the Rood
134:The Dream of the Rood
77:The Dream of the Rood
27:were used to satisfy
396:"Father all-ruler"
368:Meters of Boethius
226:"Mankind's Master"
23:, many descriptive
846:Old English poetry
211:"Master almighty"
189:"Glorious Father"
152:"Prince of Glory"
811:Godden, Malcolm,
738:is "Heaven", and
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417:heofonrices Weard
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130:"heaven's Lord"
126:heofones Dryhten
109:dryhntes dreamas
72:"King of Glory"
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25:epithets for God
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377:wuldor alwealda
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263:"God of hosts"
248:"God almighty"
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96:"eternal Lord"
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174:"Highfather"
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365:"all-ruler"
360:
353:
345:
338:
328:
325:"Old Maker"
320:
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258:
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244:God ælmihtig
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118:The Seafarer
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52:Name meaning
15:
185:Wuldorfæder
92:ece Dryhten
47:Old English
18:Old English
835:Categories
766:References
321:eald Metod
259:weruda God
361:Al-wealda
285:"Healer"
277:"Healer"
170:Heahfæder
166:"Father"
144:"Prince"
476:See also
413:"Guard"
350:"Ruler"
346:Wealdend
342:"Ruler"
339:Wealdend
307:"Maker"
299:"Maker"
758:Whallon
702:wealdan
691:Whallon
682:Whallon
657:mjötuðr
609:frauwaz
573:"old".
542:Whallon
467:Beowulf
436:Beowulf
400:Beowulf
330:Beowulf
315:(110)
312:Beowulf
203:"Lord"
88:"Lord"
85:Dryhten
64:"King"
823:
795:461121
793:
744:German
736:Heofon
653:meotod
583:ealdor
579:ealdra
575:ealdor
487:Wuldor
333:(945)
281:Hælend
274:Hælend
240:"God"
141:Ealdor
61:Cyning
45:Name (
21:poetry
791:JSTOR
747:reich
706:wield
700:From
667:metan
651:Also
640:hælan
638:From
603:From
531:dryht
508:Notes
410:Weard
403:(630)
303:Metod
296:Metod
163:Fæder
821:ISBN
775:PMLA
740:rice
671:mete
662:wyrd
571:eald
370:(11)
200:Frea
42:Main
35:List
783:doi
237:God
16:In
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