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ge-scerian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ge-scerian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed.
to bestow, appoint, provide, ordain, destine; tribuere, providere, ordinare, destinare
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  • He sceolde his Drihtne þancian ðæs leánes, ðe he him on ðam leóhte gescerede

    he should thank his Lord for the reward which he bestowed on him in that light,

    • Cd. 14
      • ;
    • Th. 17, 11
      • ;
    • Gen. 258
      • .

  • Ic biddan wille ðæt ðú me ne gescyrige mid scyldhetum

    I will pray that thou appoint me not among the guilty ones

    ,
    • Andr. Kmbl. 169
      • ;
    • An. 85

  • Is se rǽd gescyred manna cynne

    this counsel is ordained for mankind,

    • Cd. 22
      • ;
    • Th. 27, 28
      • ;
    • Gen. 424
      • .
to number, reckon; numerare
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  • Se me beág forgeaf, on ðam siexhund wæs, smǽtes goldes, gescyred sceatta

    he gave me a bracelet, on which six hundred sceats of beaten gold were numbered,

    • Exon. 86 a
      • ;
    • Th. 324, 9
      • ;
    • Wíd. 92
      • .

  • Ic wéne ðæt ðǽr screoda wǽre gescyred ríme siexhundreda

    I believe that there were six hundred chariots reckoned by number,

    • 122 a
      • ;
    • Th. 468, 10
      • ;
    • Phar. 5
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. gi-skerian to ordain, arrange.
]
Linked entries
v.  ge-scyrian ge-scyrigan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-scerian.” 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/15879.

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