ge-sécan
- verb [ weak ]
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Ne mæg ic aldornere míne gesécan
I cannot seek my life's safety,
- Cd. 103; Th. 136, 30; Gen. 2514.
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Gif he gesécean dear wíg
if he dare seek war,
- Beo. Th. 1373; B. 684.
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Heó mynster gesóhte
monasterium petiit,
- Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 5.
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Hie ðæs cnihtes cwealm gesóhton
they sought the young man's death,
- Andr. Kmbl. 2244; An. 1123: Ps. Th. 70, 22.
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Ðæt ealra witegena blód sý gesóht fram ðysse cneórysse
ut inquiratur sanguis omnium prophetarum a generatione ista,
- Lk. Bos. 11, 50.
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Wile nú ge-sécan sáwla nergend gǽsta giefstól
now the saviour of souls will seek the spirits' throne of grace,
- Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 4; Cri. 571: Bd. 1, 23; 23; S. 485, 33: 3, 23; S. 554, 11.
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Nǽnig heora þohte ðæt he scolde eft eardlufan ǽfre gesécean
not one of them thought that he should ever seek his loved home again,
- Beo. Th. 1389; B. 692.
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Land swíðe feor to gesécanne
the land is very far to seek,
- Andr. Kmbl. 847; An. 424: Beo. Th. 3848; B. 1922.
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Ðonne ic ðas ilcan óðre síþe wíc geséce
when I seek this same dwelling a second time,
- Cd. 109; Th. 144, 23; Gen. 2394.
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He óðer líf eft geséceþ
he shall seek another life hereafter,
- Cd. 218; Th. 277, 30; Sat. 212: Salm. Kmbl. 316; Sal. 157: Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 34; Wal. 29.
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Nales Dryhtnes gemynd siððan gesécaþ
they shall not seek the Lord's remembrance afterwards,
30 b;- Th. 94, 10; Cri. 1538.
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He gesóhte Súþ-Dena folc
he sought the people of the South-Danes,
- Beo. Th. 930; B. 463: Cd. 128; Th. 163,13; Gen. 2697: Andr. Kmbl. 759; An. 380.
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Hie gesóhton Sennera feld
they sought the plains of Shinar,
- Cd. 80; Th. 100, 22; Gen. 1668; 111; Th. 146, 20; Gen. 2425.
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Ðæt land geséc ðe ic ðé ýwan wille
seek the land which I will show to thee,
- 83; Th. 105, 9; Gen. 1750: Cot. 3.
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Gif úre fýnd us mid gefeohte gesécaþ
if our enemies make war upon us,
- Ex. 1, 10.
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Eorringa geséceþ bócstafa brego
the prince of letters shall angrily seek him,
- Salm. Kmbl. 198; Sal. 98: Beo. Th. 5024; B. 2515.
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Ðæt he ðone wíd-flogan weorode gesóhte
that he should seek the dragon [wide-flier] with a host,
- 4682; B. 2346.
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Geáta leóde gesóhton Gúþscilfingas
the people of the Goths sought the warlike Scylfings,
- 5845; B. 2926: 4414; B. 2204.
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Gesóht; pp. Exon. 47 b; Th. 163,
- 11; Gú. 992: 49 b; Th. 170, 27; Gú. 1118.
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Hí scyndan sárum gesóhte
they hastened forth sought with wounds,
- Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 30; Jul. 490: 46 b; Th. 159, 21; Gú. 930: 47 b; Th. 163, 33; Gú. 1003.
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Ðú scealt síþe gesécan ðǽr sylfǽtan eard weardigaþ
thou shall seek in a journey where the cannibals defend the land,
- Andr. Kmbl. 349; An. 175.
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We ðé willaþ ferigan freólíce to ðam lande ðǽr ðé lust myneþ to gesécanne
we will freely convey thee to the land which desire urges thee to seek,
- 589; An. 295.
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Ðǽr mín hyht myneþ to gesécenne
there my hope thinketh to visit,
- Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 18; Gú. 1062.
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Ðæt him to móde sorg gesóhte
that to his mind should come care,
37 b;- Th. 123, 19; Gú. 325.
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Hæfdon æglǽcan sæcce gesóhte
the wretches had appointed hostilities,
- Andr. Kmbl. 2265; An. 1134.
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Ðæt he mid áþsware to Abrahame, and to Isaac, eác gesóhte
quod disposuit ad Abraham, et juramenti sui ad Isaac,
- Ps. Th. 104, 9.
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Synne gesóhte
beset with sin,
- Exon. 74 b; Th. 280, 4; Jul. 624.
Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-sécan.” 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/15943.
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