gǽsne
- adjective
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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.
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Ðis geár wæs gǽsne on mæstene
this year was barren in mast-fruit,
- Chr. 1116 ;
- Th. 371, 16.
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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.
Bosworth, Joseph. “gǽsne.” 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/13137.
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