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ge-weorþian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-weorþian, -wurþian, -wyrþian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud.
to set a price on, value
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  • Ðone ðe wæs ǽr geweorþod

    quem appretiaverunt,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 27, 9, note
      • .
to distinguish, honour, dignify, adorn, worship, adore, celebrate, praise; insignīre, hŏnōrāre, ornāre, instruĕre, mactāre, adōrāre, celebrāre
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  • Ðú hine gewuldrast and geweorþast

    glōria et hŏnōre cŏrōnasti eum,

    • Ps. Th. 8, 6
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  • Ðé beorht Fæder geweorþaþ wuldorgifum

    the bright Father dignifies thee with glorious gifts,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1875
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    • An. 940
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    • Bt. 14, 3
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    • Fox 46, 13
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  • Me geweorþode wuldres Ealdor

    the Prince of glory honoured me,

    Rood
    • Kmbl. 177
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    • Kr. 90
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    • 185
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    • Kr. 94
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  • He Abrahames cynn geweorþude

    he honoured Abraham's race,

    • Ps. Th. 104, 6
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  • Geweorþie wuldres Ealdor eall ðeós eorþe, écne Drihten

    omnis terra adōret te, Deus,

    • 65, 3
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  • Gé wénaþ ðæt ǽnig mæg mid fræmdum welum beón geweorþod

    ye think that one can be made honourable by external riches,

    • Bt. 14, 3
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    • Fox 46, 10, 11
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  • Wæs éþfynde Afrisc meówle, golde geweorþod

    the African maid was easy to be found, adorned with gold,

    • Cd. 171
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    • Th. 215, 9
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    • Exod. 580
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    • 174
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    • Th. 218, 18
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    • Dan. 41
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    • Elen. Kmbl. 2384
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    • El. 1193
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  • Wuldre geweorþad

    honoured with glory,

    • Exon. 63 b
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    • Th. 235, 2
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    • Ph. 551
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    • Beo. Th. 2904
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    • B. 1450
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  • Wíde is geweorþod háligra tíd

    the time of the saints is widely celebrated,

    • Menol. Fox 237
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    • Men. 120
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    • 306
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    • Men. 154
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v.  ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-weorþian.” 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/16791.

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