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Old English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
gehola m
- (poetic) friend, confidant, protector
10th century, The Wanderer:oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.- or friendless me would soothe,
allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
how tough is sorrow as a companion,
to whom little has dear confidants for himself.
Declension
Declension of ġehola (weak)
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