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ge-hyrwan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ge-hyrwan, p. de; pp. ed
To make game of, despise, disparage, traduce, vex, oppress; cavillāri, contemnĕre, detrăhĕre
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  • Elene ne wolde ðæs wilgifan word gehyrwan

    Elene would not despise the dear prince's word,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 442
      • ;
    • El. 221
      • :
    • Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 27
      • ;
    • Gú. 462
      • .

  • He gehyrweþ fuloft hálge láre

    he very often traduces holy lore,

    • 117 a;Th. 449, 12
      • ;
    • Dóm. 70
      • .

  • Hý ðæs láreowes word ne gehyrwdon

    they despised not the teacher's words,

    • 14 b; Th. 29, 8
      • ;
    • Cri. 459
      • .

  • Beóþ ða gehyrwede

    they are despised,

    • Ps. 52, 6
      • ;
    • Ps. Grn. ii. 150, 6
      • .

  • Seó langung hine swíðe gehyrde and ðreáde

    that longing much oppressed and afflicted him,

    • Blickl. Homl. 113, 14
      • .

  • Hí wurdon gehergode and gehyrde

    they were wasted and oppressed;

    • Jud. 10, 8
      • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. harwjan exasperare
.]
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v.  ge-hyrde hyrwan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-hyrwan.” 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/14857.

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