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ge-bídan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
ge-bídan, he -bídeþ, -bít; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden [ge-, bídan to bide, abide]
To abide, tarry, remain, await, look for, expect, meet with, experience, endure; mănēre, remănēre, expectāre, consĕqui, sustĭnere, tolĕrāre
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  • Ðæt feorhdaga on woruldríce worn gebíde

    that he may abide many life-days in the world's realm,

    • Cd. 107; Th. 142, 10
      • ;
    • Gen. 2359
      • .

  • Gebídaþ hér

    sustĭnēte hic,

    • Mt. Bos. 26, 38
      • .

  • Dreámleás gebád

    he continued joyless.

    • Beo. Th. 3445
      • ;
    • B. 1720
      • .

  • He gebád ðár sylf

    remansit sōlus Jēsus,

    • Jn. Bos. 8, 9
      • .

  • Ne mæg feónd gebídan

    foe may not await him,

    • Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 23
      • ;
    • Cri. 153O
      • .

  • Hig gebidon his

    erant expectantes eum,

    • Lk. Bos. 8, 40
      • .

  • He ðæs frófre gebád

    he from that [time] met with comfort,

    • Beo. Th. 14
      • ;
    • B. 7
      • :
    • Exon. 41 b; Th. 140, 11
      • ;
    • Gú. 608
      • .

  • Óðres ne gýmeþ to gebídanne yrfeweardes

    he cares not to wait for another heir,

    • Beo. Th. 4895
      • ;
    • B. 2452
      • .

  • Fela sceal gebídan leófes and láþes

    much shall he experience of loved and hated,

    • 2125
      • ;
    • B. 1060
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. i-biden
:
Goth. ga-beidan to abide, endure
:
O. Sax. gi-bídan to experience
.]
Linked entries
v.  gebýdan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-bídan.” 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/13666.

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