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geóc

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
geóc, gióc, eóc, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §43; §51; §110; §211; §212; §214; §232; §240; §268; §309; §310; §334;
Safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolation; salus, auxĭlium, subsĭdium, consōlātio
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  • Mec geóc cyme

    safety shall come to me,

      Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 9; Rä. 6, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3618; An. 1587.

  • Geóce gefégon

    they rejoiced in the aid,

      Exon. 43 b; Th. 146, 16; Gú. 710.

  • Ne miht ðú me ofer ðisne dæg ǽnige helpe ne geóce gefremman

    non mihi aliquid utilitatis aut salutis potes ultra conferre,

      Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 30.

  • Nú we cunnon hyhtan ðæt we heofones leóht uppe mid englum ágan móton, gástum to geóce

    now we can hope that we may possess the light of heaven above with the angels, for the comfort of our spirits,

      Frag. Kmbl. 88; Leás. 46: Elen. Kmbl. 2491; El. 1247.

  • Gnyrna to geóce

    for a consolation of sorrows,

      2275; El. 1139.

  • Se hálga his God geóce bæd

    the holy one prayed to his God for aid,

      Andr. Kmbl. 2060; An. 1032: 2132 ; An. 1569.

  • Ðæt him gástbona geóce gefremede

    that the spirit-slayer would afford them succour,

      Beo. Th. 357; B. 177: 5342; B. 2674: Cd. 77; Th. 95, 31; Gen. 1587: 184; Th. 230, 14: Dan. 233.

  • Beóþ hyra geóca gemyndge

    they are mindful of their safety,

      Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 18; Gú, 60.
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v.  gióc eóc.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “geóc.” 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/15438.

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  • geóc, n.

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