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ge-dreccan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-dreccan, p. -drehte; pp. -dreht, -dreaht
To vex, afflict, torment, oppress; vexare, affligere, tribulare, opprimere
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  • He hæfþ on slǽpe ðýn wýf gedreht

    he hath vexed thy wife in her sleep,

    • Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 15
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  • Beornas, gretaþ hýgegeómre hreówum gedreahte

    men sad in mind with griefs afflicted shall wail,

    • Exon. 22 b; Th. 61, 34
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    • Cri. 994
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  • Hí scondum gedreahte

    they shamefully tormented,

    • Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 32
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    • Cri. 1299 : 30 a; Th. 92, 15
    • ;
    • Cri. 1509
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  • For meteleáste gedrehte

    for want of food oppressed,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 78
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    • An. 39
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  • Of unclǽnum gástum gedrehte

    vexati a spiritibus immundis,

    • Lk. Bos. 6, 18 : 7, 6
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v.  ge-drecte ge-dreht.
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