ge-æfnan
- verb [ weak ]
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He nele láþes wiht ǽngum geæfnan
he will not perpetrate aught of harm to any,
- Exon. 96 a ;
- Th. 357, 23 ;
- Pa. 33 : 95 b ;
- Th. 356, 28 ;
- Pa. 18.
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Se eádga wer mægen unsófte elne geæfnde
the blessed man with difficulty strenuously exerted his power,
- 49 a ;
- Th. 168, 21 ;
- Gú. 1081.
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We ðæt geæfndon swá
we thus accomplished it;
- Beo. Th. 1081 ;
- B. 538.
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Síe sió bǽr gearo ædre geæfned
let the bier be quickly made ready,
- 6203 ;
- B. 3106 : 2218 ;
- B. 1107.
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Ic nolde þurh gielpcwide ǽfre geæfnan æbylg Godes
I would not through vaunting speech ever excite the anger of God,
- Exon. 50 b ;
- Th. 176, 16 ;
- Gú. 1211.
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Hí sceolon ðone ryhtan dóm ǽnne geæfnan
they shall suffer the one righteous doom,
- Exon. 27 b ;
- Th. 84, 7 ;
- Cri. 1370.
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Ic yrmþu geæfnde
I suffered miseries,
- 28 b ;
- Th. 87, 24 ;
- Cri. 1430.
Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-æfnan.” 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/13368.
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