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ge-feallan

  • verb
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ge-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. feallen
To fall; cadere, decidere
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  • Ic gefealle be gewyrhtum fram feóndum mínum

    decidam merito ab inimicis meis,

    • Ps. Spl. 7, 4
      • .

  • Ðǽr Pharaon gefeól, on ðam Reádan Sǽ

    et excussit Pharaonem in Mari Rubro,

    • Ps. Th. 135, 15
      • .

  • He eorþan gefeóll

    he fell to earth,

    • Beo. Th. 5661
      • ;
    • B. 2834 : 4207
      • ;
    • B. 2100
      • .

  • Me fela ðínra edwíta on gefeóllon

    opprobria exprobantium tibi ceciderunt super me,

    • Ps. Th. 68, 9
      • .

  • Ðá gefeól hire mód on his lufe

    then she fell in love with him,

    • Th. Apol. 17, 18 : 1, 13
      • .

  • Sóðlíce ðín dóhtor gefeól on swégcræft, ac heó næfþ hine ná wel geleornod

    thy daughter indeed has attempted [?] music, but she has not learnt it well,

    • 16, 23
      • .
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-feallan.” 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/14293.

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