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† ˈedmod, a. Obs.
Also eadmod, edmeod, æddmod, admod, aðmod.
[OE. éadmód, phonetic variant of éaþmód, f. éaþe, eath + mód mood; the exact equivalent (type *auþu-môdo-) does not occur in continental Teutonic, but the derivatives in -môdjo- (= edmede a.) and in -môdîn- (= edmede n.) are found with forms parallel to the OE. éaþ-, éad-; see edmede n. and a.]
Gentle, humble, meek.
c1000Ags. Gosp. Matt. xi. 29 Ic eom bilwite and eadmod on heortan. c1175Lamb. Hom. 5 Þes we ahte to beon þe edmoddre. Ibid. 113 Drihten..ȝeueð þan edmeodan streinþe. c1200Ormin 10837 æddmod allse cullfre. c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 89 Ich am milde and admod on herte. c1205Lay. 25571 Þurh þine aðmode [c 1275 edmode] will..let þu mi sweuen to selþen iturnen. a1225Ancr. R. 276 Ȝif þu wilt beon edmod, þenc euer hwat þe wonteð of holinesse. c1275Lay. 23255 Woweyn was edmod.
Hence ˈedmodi a. [cf. OHG. ôtmuatig; see -y] = edmod. edmodien v. trans., to humble. edmoded ppl. a., meek. ˈedmodleȝc [see -lock], humility, gentleness. ˈedmodliche adv. [see -ly2], humbly, meekly. ˈedmodness [see -ness], gentleness, humility, meekness.
c888K. ælfred Boeth. xii, Crist eardað on þære dene eadmodnesse. a1175Cott. Hom. 221 Mid ælra ædmodnisse..Ȝearnian mid admodnisse. Ibid. 237 His admoded deað ofer com . and fordede ure soriȝe and ȝelice deað. c1175Lamb. Hom. 17 Crist..eadmode hine seolfne þet he wes iboren of ure lefdi. Ibid. 89 Cristes apostles weren wuniende edmodliche on heore ibeoden on ane upflore. c1200Ormin 17649 Forr to berrȝhen æddmodliȝ þe werelld þurrh hiss are. Ibid. 19297 Full off baþe, off millce, off are, off æddmodleȝȝc. a1225Ancr. R. 94 Þe anui þet heo her uor his luue edmodliche þolieð. Ibid. 130 Heo holdeð..þet heaued lowe þuruh milde edmodnesse. Ibid. 246 Þe edmodies monnes bonen þurleð þe weolcne. Ibid. 278 Makieð edmod [T. C. eadmodieð] our heorte. |