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GÝMAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de
To care for, take care of, take heed to, heed, observe, regard, keep; cum gen. acc
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  • Ic gýme mín wedd

    I will keep my covenant,

    • Lev. 26, 42
      • .

  • Ic geornor gýme ymb ðæs gǽstes forwyrd ðonne ðæs líchoman

    I care more earnestly about the spirit's destruction than the body's,

    • Exon. 71 b
      • ;
    • Th. 267, 12
      • ;
    • Jul. 414
      • .

  • Ic ne gýme ðæs compes

    I care not for the strife,

    • 105b
      • ;
    • Th. 402, 26
      • ;
    • Rä. 21, 35
      • :
    • Lev. 26, 43
      • .

  • Egesan ne gýmeþ

    heeds not terror,

    • Beo. Th. 3519
      • ;
    • B. 1757
      • .

  • Dryhten mín gýmþ

    Deus curam habet mei,

    • Ps. Th. 39, 20
      • .

  • Óðres ne gýmeþ to gebídanne yrfeweardes

    he cares not to wait for another heir,

    • Beo. Th. 4894
      • ;
    • B. 2451
      • .

  • Se deópa seáð giémeþ gǽsta

    the deep pit keeps the spirits,

    • Exon. 30 b
      • ;
    • Th. 94, 26
      • ;
    • Cri. 1546
      • .

  • Se ðe ne giémeþ hwæðer his gǽst síe earm ðe eádig

    who heeds not whether his spirit be miserable or blessed,

    • Th. 95, 6
      • ;
    • Cri. 1553
      • .

  • Swíðe geornlíce giémaþ ðæt hie ða eorþlícan heortan gelǽren

    they take very diligent heed to instruct the wordly hearts,

    • Past. 21
      • ;
    • Swt. 161, 15
      • ;
    • Hat. MS. Gýmaþ
      • ;
    • Ps. Th. 118, 122
      • .

  • Ðæt he ðone stán nime hláfes ne gýme

    to take the stone and neglect the bread,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1229
      • ;
    • El. 616
      • ;
    • Exon. 66 b
      • ;
    • Th. 246, 32
      • ;
    • Jul. 70
      • .

  • He ǽtes ne gímde

    he did not care for food,

    • Swt. A. S. Rdr. 60, 110
      • .

  • Giémde,

    • Exon. 34 b
      • ;
    • Th. 111, 3
      • ;
    • Gú. 121
      • .

  • Ðæt hig gímdon ðæs dæges and ðære nihte

    to rule the day and the night,

    • Gen. 1, 18
      • .

  • Moises and Aaron and hira bærn gímdon ðæs temples

    Moses and Aaron and their children took charge of the temple,

    • Num. 3, 38
      • .

  • Rihtes ne gýmdon

    cared not for right,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 278
      • ;
    • An. 139
      • :
    • Cd. 113
      • ;
    • Th. 148, 20
      • ;
    • Gen. 2459
      • ;
    • Exon. 18 a
      • ;
    • Th. 44, 22
      • ;
    • Cri. 706
      • .

  • Hí gýmdon hwæder ...

    observabant si...,

    • Mk. Skt. 3, 2
      • ;
    • Lk. Skt. 6, 7
      • .

  • Ne gím ðú drýcræfta

    regard not the arts of wizards,

    • Lev. 19, 31, 26
      • :
    • Deut. 18, 10
      • ;
    • Beo. Th. 3525
      • ;
    • B. 1760
      • .

  • Gém

    observe,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 29, 6
      • ;
    • Met. 29, 3
      • .

  • Gýmaþ and warniaþ

    intuemini et cavete,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 16, 6
      • .

  • Sceal ic nú ǽniges lustes gíman

    shall I care now for any pleasure,

    • Gen.18, 12
      • .

  • Ða ðe bet cunnon sceolon gýman óðra manna

    those who know better are to take care of other men,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 282, 1
      • ;
    • Ps. Th. 77, 10
      • ;
    • Exon. 31 a
      • ;
    • Th. 96, 5; Cri. 1569
      • .

  • Gif his ðé géman lyst

    if you pleased to care about it,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 31, 2
      • ;
    • Met. 31, 1
      • .

  • Gýman ðæs grundes

    to take charge of the abyss,

    • Cd. 18
      • ;
    • Th. 22, 31, 25
      • ;
    • Gen. 349, 346
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. A. R. ȝemen
;
Orm. ȝemenn
;
Piers P. ȝeme
;
Goth. gaumjan
;
O. Sax. gómean
;
Icel. geyma
;
Dan. gjemme
;
Swed. gömma
;
O. H. Ger. goumon
.]
Derived forms
for-, ge-, ofer-gýman
Similar entries
v. géman.
Linked entries
v.  géman geómian giéman gíman.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “GÝMAN.” 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/17734.

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