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ge-féra

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§12; §225; §401; §574;
A companion, comrade, associate, fellow, colleague, fellow-disciple, man, servant; sŏcius, contŭbernālis, cŏmes, condiscĭpŭlus, vir, puer
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  • Geféra

    contŭlbernālis vel sŏcius,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 63; Wrt. Voc. 61, 41
      • :
    • Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 20
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  • Geféran áþ

    a companion's oath,

    • L. O. 6; Th. i. 180, 17
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  • Ðæt wíf ðæt ðú me forgeáfe to geféran

    mŭlier quam dĕdisti mihi sŏciam,

    • Gen. 3, 12
      • :
    • Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 13
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    • Wand. 30
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  • He geseh swǽsne geféran

    he saw his dear comrade,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2018
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    • An. 1011 : 2040
      • ;
    • An. 1022
      • .

  • Æðele geféran Philippus and Iacob feorh agéfan for Meotudes lufan

    the noble companions Philip and James gave their lives for the love of God,

    • Menol. Fox 158
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    • Men. 80
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    • Gen. 14, 10
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    • Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 25
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  • Bæd se gesíþ hine ðæt he eóde in to ánum his geférena

    rogātus est ab eodem cŏmĭte intrāre ad unum de puĕris ejus,

    • Bd. 5, 5; S. 617, 36 : 1, 7
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    • S. 476, 29
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  • Cwæþ Thomas to hys geférum

    dixit Thomas ad condiscĭpŭlos,

    • Jn. Bos. 11, 16
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    • Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 29 : 3, 21
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    • S. 551, 9
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  • Ceós ðé geféran and feoht ongén Amalech

    elĭge vĭros et pugna contra Amalec,

    • Ex. 17, 9
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  • Wordes geféra

    a verb's companion, an adverb;

    adverbium,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 34
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  • Gefoera

    condiscipulus,

    • Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 16
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Etymology
[
Laym : A. R. i-vere
.]
Linked entries
v.  ge-fara.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-féra.” 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/14331.

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  • ge-féra, n.

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