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where evil is being experienced
, to take out of an unfavourable position, to deliver
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  • Mid hine ic eam in geswince, ic genergu hine,

      Ps. Srt. 90, 15.
  • Ðec mið am, ꝥte ic genere

    (eruam)

    ðec,
      Rtl. 55, 14. I a.
by preps.
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  • Þonne genyreþ God eów of eallum deófles costungum,

      Bl. H. 99, 3.
  • Nú þú generedest míne (

    Eve's

    ) sáule of þǽre neoþeran helle,
      89, 27.
  • Hé þæs óþres sáule of wítum generede and of tintregum álésde,

      113, 33.
  • Hé þá hálgan sáuwla þonon álǽdde, and hié generede of deófles anwalde,

      67, 19 : Dan. 448.
  • Genere mé of þysses deáþes bendum,

    Bl. H.

      89, 23.
  • Nis sé þe generge (

    eripiat

    ) of hondum mínum,
      Txts. 413, 77.
  • Hwylc manna is þæt fram helle locum his sáwle generige

    (eruet)

    ?,
      Ps. Th. 88, 41.
  • Þ te ginerede (

    eriperet

    ) úsig of ondueardum worulde wógsum,
      Rtl. 27, 17.
  • Seó heofonlice cwén wearð tódæg generod fram ðyssere mánfullan worulde. Hml. Th. i. 446, 16.
  • Of deófles nýdgewalde genered,

      Cri. 1451.
  • Hé hí gelǽdde of leoðobendum . . . generede fram níðe, An. 1039.

    (β) by gen. :-- Ingange mín bén on þínre gesihðe symble æt þearfe ; ðú þæt ðú mé generige níða gehwylces (eripe me )

    .
      Ps. Th. 118, 170, 169.
  • Wǽron úre sáwla níþa generede anima nostra sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium, 123, 6. Ib.

    to cure

    of disease :-- Hé eów fram blindnesse bóte gefremede, and fram unclǽnum generede deófla gástum.
      El. 301.
  • Generad fotus (cf.

    fotus

    gelácnod,
      Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 77), An. Ox. 18 b, 31.
where evil thieatens,
to put in safety, prevent harm to
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  • Cirica ðín from ellwara ðú gineredes fryhte gættana

    aecclesiam tuam ab infernorum eruis terrore portarum,

      Rtl. 59, 19.
  • Genere mé (

    eripe me

    ) fram níþe náhtfremmendra,
      Ps. Th. 58, 2.
to protect against
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  • Nǽfre þú mé wið swá heardum helle wítum ne generedest,

      Seel. 48.
  • Wuldres God hié generede wiþ þám níðhete,

      Dan. 279.
  • Álýs mé and genere wið lagustreámum,

      Ps. Th. 143, 8.
  • Hæfde hé sele Hróðgáres genered wið níðe,

      B. 827.
where
and
are combined
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  • Genere mé wið níþe fram yfelum menn

    eripe me ab homine malo,

      Ps. Th. 139, l.
to prevent from getting harm, hold back from hurt.
with prep.
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  • Hí Gode þonciað . . . þæt hé hý generede from níðcwale and eác forgeaf éce dreámas,

      Cri. 1258.
  • Biddan wé úrne Drihten ꝥ hé ús generige from þon écan cwealme, and ús gelǽde on þone gefeán his wuldres,

      Bl. H. 25, 28.
  • Hé wolde ús from écum wítum generian, and ús gelǽdan on þá écean eádignesse,

      97, 18.
with gen.
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  • Nǽfre þú mec swá heardra helle wíta ne generedest,

      Seel. 48.
to keep from destruction, preserve, save life
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  • Hé his feorh generede, þeáh hé wæs oft gewundad,

      Chr. 755 ; P. 48, 29 : Dan. 234.
  • Hé míne leóde generede, and mé tír forgeaf,

      El. 163.
  • Sume wíg fornam, sume aldor generedon, 132.
  • Ðǽr ic mæg mín feorh on generian

    salvabor in ea,

      Fast. 399, 23 : Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 16.
  • Wearð mycel wæ1 geslegen, and se dǽl þe þǽr áweg cóm wurdon on fleáme generede, Chr. 894 ; P. 88, VI a.

    to save a person in respect to his life (dat. )

    :-- Ǽlmǽr þe se arcb ǽr generede his lífe (æt his life, v./. ),
      Chr. ion ; P. 141, 26.
  • Blíðe wǽron eorlas . . . aldre generede,

      Dan. 259.
  • (Goth. ga-nasjan : O. Sax. gi-nerian : O.H.Ger. ge-nerien liberare, reparare, servare, salvum, facore.)
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