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ge-lǽstan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-lǽstan, to -lǽstenne; he -lǽsteþ, -lǽst; p. -lǽste; pp. -lǽsted, -lǽst.
to do, perform, accomplish, fulfil, discharge, execute, pay; făcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, præstāre, persolvēre
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  • Ic náuht ne tweóge ðat ðú hit mǽge gelǽstan

    I doubt not that thou canst perform it,

    • Bt. 36, 3; Fox 174, 31
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 2329
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    • El. 1166
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  • Ic ða wǽre sóþe gelǽste

    I will truly execute the compact,

    • Cd. 106; Th. 139, 11
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    • Gen. 2308
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  • Gif we sóþ and riht symle gelǽstaþ

    if we always perform truth and right,

    • Hy. 7, 75
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    • Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 75
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  • Beót eal wið ðé he sóþe gelǽste

    he truly fulfilled all his promise to thee,

    • Beo. Th. 1053
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    • B. 524
      • :
    • Byrht. Th. 132, 13
      • ;
    • By. 15
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  • Ðe ǽr Godes hyldo gelǽston

    who ere executed God's pleasure.

    • Cd. 17; Th. 21, 9
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    • Gen. 321
      • :
    • Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 16
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    • Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 91, 17
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  • Hwænne man ðæt gelǽste

    when it shall be fulfilled.

    • L. Edg. H. 7; Th. i. 260, 13
      • :
    • L. In. 4; Th. i. 104, 10
      • :
    • L. E. G. 6; Th i. 170, 4
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  • He hæfde wordbeót leófum gelǽsted

    he had performed his promise to the beloved,

    • Cd. 132; Th. 167, 7
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    • Gen. 2762 : 109; Th. 144, 25
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    • Gen. 2395
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  • Ðæt gafol wæs gelǽst

    the tribute was paid,

    • Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 10 : 1007
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    • Erl. 141, 13
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to accompany, follow, attend, serve; cŏmĭtāri, sĕqui, persĕqui
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  • He wolde gelǽstan freán to gefeohte

    he would accompany his lord to the fight,

    • Byrht. Th. 132, 5
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    • By. 11
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  • Mec mín gewit gelǽsteþ

    my intellect attends me,

    • Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 1
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    • Gú. 347
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  • Swá lange swá me líf gelǽst

    as long as life attends me,

    • L. Edg. S. 12; Th. i. 276, 19 : 16
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    • Th. i. 278, 12
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  • Ðæt hý him æt ðám gewinnum gelǽston

    that they would serve him in the wars,

    • Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 91, 30
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  • Ðæt hine ðonne wíg cume leóde gelǽsten

    that the people serve him when war comes,

    • Beo. Th. 47
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    • B. 24
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v. intrans.
To continue, remain, last, endure; mănēre, dūrāre
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  • Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan

    a house cannot long remain on a mountain,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 7, 37
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    • Met. 7, 19
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  • Ðæt eówre blǽda gelǽston

    ut fructus vester măneat,

    • Jn. Bos. 15, 16
      • .
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v.  lǽstan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-lǽstan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/14903.

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