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ge-þungen

  • verb
  • participle
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ge-þungen, part. p.
Grown, thriven, advanced [morally, mentally, etc.], excellent, pious, noble, perfect
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  • Leomum geþungen

    perfect in its limbs,

      Exon. 64 a; Th. 241, 1; Ph. 649.

  • On geþungenum wæstme

    in mature growth,

      Homl. Th. ii. 76, 25.

  • Geþungen

    emeritus, provectus,

      Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 52; Wrt. Voc. 47, 56.

  • Ðæt nǽnig þing ne gedafenade swá æþelum cyninge and swá geþungenum

    quia nulla ratione conveniat tanto regi,

      Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 38: 2, 1; 501, 34: Homl. Th. ii. 122, 14: 126, 28.

  • Gódne wer and geþungenne to biscopháde

    virum bonum el aptum episcopatu,

      Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 11: 4, 23; S. 594, 6.

  • Sum ǽfast mann and geþungen

    veracem ac religiosum hominem,

      3, 19; S. 549, 24.

  • Sum geþungen and gedéfe sacerd

    sacerdos quietus,

      Nar. 37, 25.

  • Mód geþungen

    mens sobria,

      Ps. Stev. ii. 202, 7.

  • Wæs he swíðe geþungen on his þeáwum

    he was very excellent in his conduct,

      Blickl. Homl. 217, 6: Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 19; Jud. 129.

  • Cwén móde geþungen

    the queen excellent of mind,

      Beo. Th. 1252; B. 624.

  • Þegen geþungen

    an illustrious minister,

      Andr. Kmbl. 1055; An. 528: Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 8; Jul. 262.

  • Ic ða geþungnestan nemde

    I have named the most distinguished,

      Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 6: 905; Erl. 98, 30.

  • Hafa ðú me to ðan geþungennestan wífe

    have me as the most excellent wife,

      Shrn. 40, 17.
Etymology
[O. Sax. gi-þungan.]
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v.  ge-þingan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-þungen.” 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/16526.

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