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ge-feón

  • verb [ strongcontracted ]
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Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]
Wright's OE grammar
§68; §87; §506;
To be glad, rejoice, exult; lætari, delectari, gaudere, exultare
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  • Ic gefeó

    gaudeo,

    • Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 15
      • .

  • Gefeaþ

    gaudebit,

    • 16, 20, 22
      • .

  • Manige on his gebyrd gefeóþ

    many shall rejoice at his birth,

    • Blickl. Homl. 165, 10
      • .

  • Míne weleras gefeóþ

    gaudebunt labia mea,

    • Ps. Th. 70, 21
      • .

  • Gefeah blíðe-mód ðæs ðe . . .

    glad of mind rejoiced that . . . ,

    • Cd. 72; Th. 88, 21
      • ;
    • Gen. 1468
      • .

  • Bona weorces gefeah

    the destroyer rejoiced at the work,

    • Exon. Th. 464, 17
      • ;
    • Hö. 88
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 220
      • ;
    • El. 110
      • .

  • Secg weorce gefeh

    the warrior in the work rejoiced,

    • Beo. Th. 3143
      • ;
    • B. 1569 : 3253
      • ;
    • B. 1624
      • .

  • Fylle gefǽgon

    they rejoiced at the plenty,

    • Beo. Th. 2032
      • ;
    • B. 1014
      • .

  • Leóhte gefégun

    they rejoiced in the light,

    • Exon. Th. 31, 32
      • ;
    • Cri. 504
      • .

  • Gefeade

    exaltavit [misread by the translator exultavit ],

    • Jn. Skt. Lind. 3, 14
      • .

  • Gefeade

    exultavit,

    • 8, 56
      • .

  • Gefeoh

    rejoice,

    • Hy. 11, 1
      • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1
      • .

  • Gefeóþ mid me

    rejoice with me,

    • Blickl. Homl. 191, 22
      • .

  • Gefeaþ

    gaudete,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 12
      • .

  • Eal rihtgelýfed folc sceal gefeón on ðone his tocyme

    all right-believing folk ought to rejoice at his advent,

    • Blickl. Homl. 167, 14
      • .

  • Ðonne mótan we in ðære engellícan blisse gefeón

    then may we in angelic bliss rejoice,

    • 83, 3
      • .

  • Gefeage

    exultare,

    • Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 35 : 3, 14
      • .

  • Gifeaga

    gaudere,

    • Rtl. 34, 3
      • .

  • Gifeagia

    gaudere,

    • 69, 30
      • .

  • Gefeónde for Paules eáðmódnesse

    rejoicing on account of Paul's humility,

    • Blickl. Homl. 141, 4
      • .

  • He wæs gefeónde myclum gefeán

    he was rejoicing with great joy,

    • 233, 2
      • .

  • Hio wǽron gefeónde mycle gefeán,

    • 249, 16
      • .

  • Gefeándo woeron

    gavisi sunt,

    • Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 11
      • .

  • Gefagen wéron

    gavisi sunt,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 10
      • .
Linked entries
v.  ge-fǽgon ge-feán ge-fegian ge-feohan ge-fagen ge-feohtsumness feágan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-feón.” 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/14328.

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