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ge-treówe

  • adjective
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Grammar
ge-treówe, -trýwe, -trúwe, -tréwe; def. se -treówa; comp. -treówra; superl. -treówest; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§90; §174; §264; §434;
True, trusty, faithful; fīdus, fīdēlis
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  • Getreówe oððe geleáfful

    fĭdēlis,

    • Wrt. Voc. 74, 27
      • :
    • Ps. Lamb. 144, 14
      • .

  • Ǽlc getreówa man

    every true man,

    • L. C. S. 23;
    • Th. i. 388, 9, note 12, MS. B.

  • Mid fulre gewitnesse and getreówre

    with full and true witness,

    • L. Ath. v. § 10
      • ;
    • Th. i. 240, 9
      • .

  • Gif þegen hæbbe getreówne man

    if a thane have a true man,

    • L. C. S. 23
      • ;
    • Th. i. 388, 16, MS. B
      • .

  • Ic wille him syllan míne gewitnesse weorþe and getreówe

    servabo testāmentum meum fĭdāle ipsi,

    • Ps. Th. 88, 25
      • :
    • 118, 111
      • .

  • Hwæðer gé getreówe synd

    whether ye are true,

    • Gen. 42, 33
      • .

  • Hý habbaþ freónda ðý má tilra and getreówra

    they will have the more of excellent and faithful friends,

    • Exon. 107 a
      • ;
    • Th. 409, 2
      • ;
    • Rä. 27, 23
      • .

  • Beó getreówra

    be more trusty,

    • Prov. Kmbl. 76
      • .

  • Ðe he, getreóweste, gelufade

    whom, most faithful, he loved,

    • Exon. 43 a
      • ;
    • Th. 144, 21
      • ;
    • Gú. 681
      • .
Derived forms
un-getreówe
Linked entries
v.  ge-tréwe ge-tríwe ge-trýwe.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-treówe.” 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/16611.

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  • ge-treówe, adj.

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