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gǽsne

  • adjective
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Grammar
gǽsne, gesne, geásne, gésine; adj.
Barren, sterile, empty, wanting, void of, lifeless; stĕrĭlis, inānis, ĕgēnus, destĭtūtus, expers, exănĭmis
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  • Ðæt we gǽstes wlite, on ðás gǽsnan tíd, georne biþencen

    that, we earnestly consider, in this barren time, the spirit's beauty,

    • Exon. 20 a
    • ;
    • Th. 53, 13
    • ;
    • Cri. 850.
  • Ðis geár wæs gǽsne on mæstene

    this year was barren in mast-fruit,

    • Chr. 1116
    • ;
    • Th. 371, 16.
  • Hirdas lǽgon gǽsne on greóte

    the keepers lay lifeless on the sand,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2169
    • ;
    • An. 1086. v. Grm. Andr. Elen. p. 124, 1085 : Graff. IV. 267.
Etymology
[
Piers P. gesen
:
Halliw. Dict. geson scarce.
]
Linked entries
v.  gésne.
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  • gǽsne, adj.