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ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
and add:
to carry out, execute. v. wrecan; I. d
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  • Þonne byð ꝥ þæt hé on his feóndum his willan gewryhð (þú ofercymst ealle þíne fynd,

    v. l.

    ),
      Lch. iii. 176, 10.
  • Þá hié besǽtan þá burg Mæsiane, and áðas geswóran ꝥ hié nǽfre noldon æt hám cuman ǽr hié þæt gewrecen hæfden

    cum se sacramentis obstrinxissent, domum, nisi Messena expugnata, nunquam esse redituros,

      Ors. 1, 14; S. 56, 20.
to wreak, give effect to anger, &c.
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  • Hé dreáme benam his feónd . . . and his torn gewræc on gesacum,

      Gen. 58.
to punish, with acc. (or clause) of fault and
person governed by
on
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  • God ofermétto gewræc on þǽm folce,

      Ors. 6, 2; S. 256, 5: B. 107.
  • Tó þon þæt hé an him gewrǽce þæt hié þá slógon

    hoc facinus puniendum consuli jussum est,

      4, 1; S. 160, 12.
  • Þá ðe him hiora yfel ryhtlíce on gewrecen wǽre

    justa ultione puniti,

      Bt. 38, 4; F. 204, 19.
with dat. of person
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  • Hé þæt unfægere wera cneórissum gewrecan þóhte,

      Gen. 1274.
  • Þéh hit eallum þǽm folcum swá swíþe gewrecen ne wurde,

      Ors. 6, 2; S. 256, 7.
where hurt is done in retribution of injury.
absolute,
to take vengeance
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  • Hé gewræc syððan cealdum cearsíðum,

      B. 2395.
to take vengeance for, avenge a person
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  • Wíf hyre bearn gewræc,

      B. 2121.
  • Hé hyne sylfne gewræc, 2875.
  • Hé þóhte ꝥ hé his fæder and his fæderan gewrǽce,

      Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 15.
  • Þæt hié heora hláford gewrǽcen,

      3, 9; S. 134, 30.
  • Hú hé his hláford gewrecan mehte,

      6, 36; S. 292, 24: By. 208.
to avenge a wrong
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  • Beón geornran ꝥ wé Godes bebodu healdan þonne wé úrne teónan gewrecan,

      Bl. H. 33, 24.
  • Gewrǽce,

      Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 36.
  • Gewrǽcen,

      1, 11; S. 50, 12.
  • Hé sécð and smeáð hú hí hit gewrecan mæge

    argumenta ultionis inquirunt,

      Past. 225, 21: Bl. H. 33, 27: Chr. 921; P. 102, 20.
  • Seó fǽhð gewearð gewrecen wráðlíce, B. 3062. (3 a) to avenge a wrong on some one :-- Hié ondrédon . . . þæt hié on him gewrǽcen þá teónan

    timentes ne exsules ultionem meditarentur,

      Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 17.
  • Hié treówa sealdon þæt hié his torn mid him gewrǽcon on feóndum, Gen. 2038. ¶ of the action of the Deity :-- Þú heora ætþancan ealle gewrǽce

    vindicans in omnia studio eorum,

      Ps. Th. 98, 9.
  • Gewrec nú,

      Dryhten, . . .
    þæt mé ys þus torne on móde, Jud. 92.
  • Se synfulla bysmrað Drihten . . . hé ne geðencð þæt God hit mæg gewrecan,

      Ps. Th. 9, 23.
Etymology
[Goth. ga-wrikan: O. H. Ger. ge-rehhan vindicare, ulcisci.]
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