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ge-sǽlan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-sǽlan, p. de; pp. ed [sǽlan to bind, tie]
To bind, tie; lĭgāre
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  • Ða folan hý gesǽlaþ

    they tie the foals,

      Nar. 35, 11.

  • Ðæt is se ealda feónd ðone he gesǽlde

    that is the ancient fiend whom he bound,

      Exon. 96 a; Th. 359, 7; Pa. 59.

  • He ligeþ synnum gesǽled

    he lies bound with sins,

    18 b;
      Th. 46, 12; Cri. 736: Beo. Th. 5521; B. 2764: Cd. 37; Th. 47, 23; Gen. 765: 200; Th. 248, 30; Dan. 251.

  • Ðonne geméte gyt ðǽr eoselan gesǽlede

    then shall ye find there an ass tied,

      Blickl. Homl. 69, 36: Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 2.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-sǽlan.” 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/15787.

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