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ge-limpan

  • verb
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§282; §498; §651;
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to happen.
construction uncertain
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  • Gelamp obtigit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, i : contigit, i. accidit, evenit, 135, 12 :

    attigisset,

      88, 23.
  • Gewarð ł gelump

    accidit,

      Mt. p. 3, 7.
the subject a noun (pronoun) , to take place, be done or
made
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  • Þý ærestan dæge gelimpeð mycel gnornung. Bl. H. 91, 30.
  • Monigfealde wundra gelimpað,

      Bd. l, 7; Sch. 27, 13.
  • On eallum ðæm tácnum þe þǽr gelimpað (-eð,

      MS.), Bl. H. 201, 8.
  • Eft gelamp óþer wundor,

      219, 6.
  • Reówlic þing þǽr gelamp,

      Chr. 1083; P. 215, 7.
  • Ríces gehwæs réðe sceolde gelimpan . . . ende,

      Dan. 114.
the subject a pronoun,
used indefinitely
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  • Hú emnlíce hit gelomp ymb ðás heáfodrícu,

      Ors. 2, l; S. 62, II. Drihten cwæþ: '. . .
    Ealle þás getimbro beóþ tóworpene . . .' Swá swá hit seoþþan gelamp, Bl. H. 79, 2 : El. 1155.
  • Swá hit ǽfre gelim[pe]

    amen,

      An. Ox. 56, 104.
referring to an occurrence already stated
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  • Hér Eádgár wæs tó cyninge gehálgod . . . þǽr wæs preósta heáp gegaderod . . . ðá þá ðis gelamp. Chr. 973; P. 118, 21.
  • Cirus ealle Babylonia áwéste, and ealle Asirie on Persa anwald gedyde. Þæt þá swá gelomp, ðaette . . .,

      Ors. 2, 1; S. 62, 4.
  • Þæt wundra sum þúhte, þæt hé má wolde earme gǽstas hrínan lǽtan, and þæt hwæðre gelomp,

      Gú. 491.
  • Gif mon beforan ærcebiscepe gefeohte oþþe wǽpne gebregde . . . Gif beforan óðrum biscepe þis gelimpe,

      Ll. Th. i. 70, 20: 332, 5.
  • Gif þises hwæt gelimpe,

      86, 18.
representing a clause that follows the verb
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  • Gif ꝥ gelimpeþ, ꝥ hé hit eft spíwende ánforlǽteþ,

      Bl. H. 57, 7- Þonne gelimpeþ ꝥ æfter feáwum dagum . . . ꝥ se líchoma byð freten, 99, 7.
  • Hit gelomp ꝥ se árwyrda wer on nearanesse becóm,

      Bt. I; F. 2, 26 : Sat. 534: 569 : El. 271.
  • Ðá gelamp hit þet se cyng forðférde,

      Chr. 1016; P. 148, 15.
  • Hit gelamp ꝥte án hearpere wæs,

      Bt. 35, 6; F. 166, 27.
  • Þá gelamp ꝥ, ꝥ ealle men onscunodan þone drý,

      Bl. H. 173, 31.
  • Wé swylc ne gefrugnan gelimpan, þæt þú . . .,

      Cri. 79.
where the subject is not expressed
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  • Ábeád weroda ealdor: 'Nú sié geworden leóht . . .' and þá sóna gelomp, þá hit swá sceolde, leóma leóhtade,

      Cri. 233. (4 a) where the verb is followed by a substantive clause :--
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  • Gelomp ꝥ án swíþe wís mon ongan fandigan . . .,

      Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 27.
with dat. of person affected by an event, action, &c., to happen to a person,
to come upon, befall.
the subject a noun
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  • Mycel egsa gelimpeþ eallum gesceaftum,

      Bl. H. 91, 18.
  • Mé gelomp yrmðu,

      Hy. 4, 83.
  • Mé gelamp sorg,

      Jul. 442.
  • Hú mycel yfel þé gelamp,

      Bl. H. 31, 13.
  • Him wirse gelamp,

      Sat. 24, 175.
  • Hire se willa gelamp, þæt heó on ǽnigne eorl gelýfde frófre,

      B. 626 : El. 963.
  • Gif him þyslicu þearf gelumpe,

      B. 2637.
  • Ðá ðingo him gelimpa scealde

    quae ei euenturä .

      Mk. L. 10, 32. (l a)
    where the noun denotes the form of words in which the event is described, e.g. a sentence, curse, &c. :-- Þis is se cwyde þæs godcundlican dómes. . . 'Sé ðe derað, derige hé gyt swýðor . . .' Þes cwyde gelamp Heróde, Hml. Th. i. 484, 19.
  • Þám gelamp seó áwyrigung . . . 'Wá þám þe wítegað . . .,' Hml. S. 15, 115.
the subject a pronoun,
indefinite
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  • Anbídende hwæt him gelimpan scolde,

      Bl. H. 239, 22.
referring to a condition, an occurrence already stated
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  • 'Sé ðe hálig is, beó hé gyt swýðor gehálgod.' Þis gelamp þám fulluhtere,

      Hml. Th. i. 484, 22.
  • Huu miceles tídes is of ðon ðis him gelamp,

      Mk. L. 9, 21.
  • Gif æðelborenran wífmen þisgelimpe, LL Th. i. 70, 2.
  • Gif syxhyndum þissa hwæðer gelimpe,

      88, 3,
representing a clause that follows the verb
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  • Þ oft manegum mannum gelimpeþ . . . ꝥ heora heortan beóð gemanode,

      Bl. H. 129, 6.
where the subject is not expressed
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  • Ðá yfelan habbaþ gesǽlþa, and him gelimpþ oft æfter hiora ágnum willan,

      Bt. 39, 2 ; F. 214, 5.
  • Sum sáre angeald ǽfenræste, swá him ful oft gelamp,

      B. 1252.
  • Hé geseah hú þǽre þeóde scolde gelimpan,

      Wlfst. 44, 26.
  • Mé tó dæg swá wunderlíce is gelumpen,

      Hml. S. 23, 742.
  • Swá is þissum nú móde gelumpen,

      Met. 3, 7. (3 a) where the verb is followed by a substantive clause :-- Oft
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  • Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ꝥ his fæder gefærþ,

      131, 24.
  • Þá gelamp him ꝥ his líf wearð geendod,

      113, 7.
  • Him on fyrste gelomp . . . þæt hit wearð gearo,

      B. 76.
of things,
to be made, be produced
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  • Mænifealde leán gelumpon

    copiosa emolumenta prouenerunt,

      An. Ox. 2636 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 68: 66, 33.
to fall to, belong to,
be assigned to
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  • Pronomen hæfð syx accidentia, þæt synd gelimp. Him gelimpþ

    species

    . . .,
      Ælfc. Gr. Z. 92, 8: 119, 12.
  • Tíd gelimpð worde

    tempus accidit uerbo,

      123, 12: 268, 10.
  • Þreó ðing gelimpað þisum dǽle

    tria accidunt coniunctioni,

      258, 14.
  • Sume naman synd

    accidentia

    þe gelimpað ánum gehwylcum,
      12, 13.
  • Him swá fela gereorda gelamp swá ðǽra wyrhtena wæs,

      Wlfst. 105, 5.
to turn out, have as an issue
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  • Wéndun gé þaet gé Scyppende sceoldan gelíce wesan; eów þǽr wyrs gelomp

    it turned out worse for you,

      Gú. 637.
  • Hé lyt ongeat þæt him on his inne swá earme gelamp, Gen. 1567. IV a. with complement,

    to turn out

    so and so :-- Hit mé wyrse gelomp,
      Sat. 125.
  • Him þǽr sár gelamp æfst,

      Gen. 28.
to turn to,
come to a state, condition, & c.
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  • Gelimpeð iúh on cýðnise

    eontinget uobis in testimonium,

      Lk. L. R. 21, 13.
  • Gif gé gelýfaþ ꝥ eów ꝥ tó góde gelimpe,

      Bl. H. 41, 17.
  • Tó hwylcum ende wénest þú þæt seó mettrumnys wylle gelimpan?,

      Guth. 80, 21.
to fall in with, be suitable to
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  • Gelimpan

    quadrare,

      An. Ox. 4262.
  • Forgylde hé ꝥ ángylde, and ꝥ wíte swá tó þám ángylde gelimpan wylle,

      Ll. Th. i. 66, 3.
Etymology
[Laym. A.R. i-lomp; p. ; þa wes hit ilumpen (bivalle, 2nd MS.), Laym. 7195. 0. H. Ger. ge-limphan conuenire, condecere, oportere, competere.]
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