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ge-wǽpnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-wǽpnian, -wépnian; p. ode; pp. od
To arm, furnish with weapons; armāre
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  • Ic gewǽpnige

    armo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 24
      • ;
    • Som. 25, 41
      • :
    • 36
      • ;
    • Som. 38, 36, 37
      • .

  • He mid ródetácne his múþ and ealne his líchaman gewǽpnode

    he armed his mouth and all his body with the sign of the cross,

    • Homl. Th. i. 72, 23
      • .

  • Se stranga gewǽpnod his cáfertún gehealt

    fortis armātus custōdit atrium sum,

    • Lk. Bos. 11, 21
      • :
    • Ælfc. Gr. 43
      • ;
    • Som. 45, 15
      • .

  • Hí ðæt scip genámon eall gewǽpnod and gewǽdod

    they took the ship all armed and equipped,

    • Chr. 992
      • ;
    • Erl. 131, 34
      • .
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v.  ge-wǽmnod.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wǽpnian.” 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/16718.

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