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ge-mǽrsian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-mǽrsian, ic -mǽrsige; p. ode; pp. od
To magnify, glorify, celebrate; magnĭfĭcāre, glorĭfĭcāre, celebrāre
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  • Ðínne naman ic gemǽrsige

    magnĭfĭcābo nomen tuum,

      Gen. 12, 2.

  • Ðú Sunnan dæg sylf hálgodest and gemǽrsodest hine manegum to helpe

    thou thyself didst sanctify Sunday and didst glorify it for help to many,

      Hy. 9, 26; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 26.

  • On ðam dæge gemǽrsode se mihtiga Drihten Iosue ðone æðelan ætfóran Israhéla folce

    in die illo magnĭfĭcāvit Dŏmĭnus Josue coram omni Israel,

      Jos. 4, 14.

  • Is ðín nama miltsum gemǽrsod

    thy name is magnified with mercies,

      Andr. Kmbl. 1087; An. 544 : Hy. 7, 44; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 44.

  • He wæs fram eallum gemǽrsod

    ipse magnĭfĭcābātur ab omnĭbus,

      Lk. Bos. 4, 15.

  • Ic beó gemǽrsod on Pharaone

    glorĭfĭcābor in Pharaōne,

      Ex. 14, 17.

  • He wæs gemǽrsod ofer ealle óðre cyningas

    he was celebrated above all other kings,

      Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 76, 41.
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v.  ge-mérsian.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-mǽrsian.” 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/15130.

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