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ge-medemian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-medemian, p. ode; pp. od [medeme]
To deign, deem worthy, honour, vouchsafe, moderate, humiliate, humble
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  • Ic gemedemige ðé to ðam ðinge

    dignor te illa re,

      Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 5.
  • Ðætte hia mildelíce mið woere hire gisomnia ðú gimeodomiga

    ut eam propitius cum viro suo copulare digneris,

      Rtl. 108, 42 : 36.
  • Ic ðancige mínum Gode ðe me gemedemode to his hálgum

    I thank my God that has deemed me worthy to be among his saints,

      Homl. Th. i. 424, 15.
  • Ðú eart on écnesse gemedemod

    thou art honoured for ever,

      Blickl. Homl. 147, 12.
  • Godes sunu gemedemode hine sylfne ðæt he wolde beón acenned of Marian

    God's Son condescended to be born of Mary,

      Homl. Th. 32, 7 : Blickl. Homl. 39, 17 : Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 9.
  • Crist sylf gemedemode ðæt he wolde gebígan his hálige heáfod to his ðeówan handum Christ himself deigned to bow his head to his servant's hands, Homl. Th. i. 40, 25, He wæs gemedomad on róde beón ahangen

    he suffered the humiliation of being hung on the cross,

      L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 28 : Blickl. Homl. 179, 9 : 139, 26.
  • Gemedemud

    temperatus,

      Scint. 12.
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v.  medumian.
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