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ge-æfnan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-æfnan, p. de; pp. ed [æfnan to perform, execute] .
to perform, execute, perpetrate, accomplish, complete, make; perfĭcĕre, patrāre, præstāre, făcĕre
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  • He nele láþes wiht ǽngum geæfnan

    he will not perpetrate aught of harm to any,

    • Exon. 96 a
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    • Th. 357, 23
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    • Pa. 33 : 95 b
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    • Th. 356, 28
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    • Pa. 18.

  • Se eádga wer mægen unsófte elne geæfnde

    the blessed man with difficulty strenuously exerted his power,

    • 49 a
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    • Th. 168, 21
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    • Gú. 1081.

  • We ðæt geæfndon swá

    we thus accomplished it;

    • Beo. Th. 1081
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    • B. 538.

  • Síe sió bǽr gearo ædre geæfned

    let the bier be quickly made ready,

    • 6203
      • ;
    • B. 3106 : 2218
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    • B. 1107.
to stir up, excite; excĭtāre
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  • Ic nolde þurh gielpcwide ǽfre geæfnan æbylg Godes

    I would not through vaunting speech ever excite the anger of God,

    • Exon. 50 b
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    • Th. 176, 16
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    • Gú. 1211.
to bear, suffer, endure; sufferre, sustĭnēre
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  • Hí sceolon ðone ryhtan dóm ǽnne geæfnan

    they shall suffer the one righteous doom,

    • Exon. 27 b
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    • Th. 84, 7
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    • Cri. 1370.

  • Ic yrmþu geæfnde

    I suffered miseries,

    • 28 b
      • ;
    • Th. 87, 24
      • ;
    • Cri. 1430.
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v. ge-efnan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-æfnan.” 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/13368.

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