galnes
Cumbric
Alternative forms
- galnys
Etymology
Noun
galnes
References
- Leges inter Brettos et Scottos
- Jackson, K. H. (1956): Language and History in Early Britain, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
- (2006) Celtic Culture: A-Celti
Old English
Noun
gālnes f
- lust, lustfulness, wantonness
- Synonym: lust
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Nū is ūs ālȳfed, þurh lārēowa ealdordōm, þæt wē dæġhwomlice, on þyssere lenctenlīċan tīde, ūre līchaman ġerēordiġan mid forhæfednysse, and sȳfernysse, and clǣnnysse. Stuntlīċe fæst sē lenctenlīċ fæsten seðe on ðisum clǣnum tīman hine sylfne mid gālnysse befȳld. Unrihtlīċ bið þæt sē crīstena mann flǣsċlīċe lustas ġefremme on ðām tīman þe hē flæsċmettas forgān sċeal.
- Now it is permitted to us, through the authority of teachers, that we feed our bodies with restraint, moderation, and modesty every day of this Lenten tide. He who performs the Lenten fast while defiling himself with lust does so foolishly. It is unlawful for a Christian to indulge in carnal lusts during the time he should forgo meats.
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gālnes | — |
| accusative | gālnesse | — |
| genitive | gālnesse | — |
| dative | gālnesse | — |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “gálnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.