gedwola

Old English

Etymology

From or related to the verb dwolian (“to make a mistake, be wrong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈdwo.lɑ/

Noun

ġedwola m

1. (countable) mistake, error
2. (uncountable) error

   sē mennesca ġedwola

   human error

3. (countable, uncountable) heresy
4. heretic

Declension

Declension of gedwola (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġedwola	ġedwolan
accusative	ġedwolan	ġedwolan
genitive	ġedwolan	ġedwolena
dative	ġedwolan	ġedwolum

Derived terms

• ġedwolcræft
• ġedwolgod
• ġedwolsprǣc

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEDWOLA”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.