ge-ǽrendian
- verb [ weak ]
Grammar
To go on an errand, to ask, tell, intercede; mandātum deferre, nuntiāre, interpellāre
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Se ðe him mǽge geǽrendian [ge-érendian MS. B : geǽrndian MS. H.]
who can do his errands,
- L. In. 33 ;
- Th. i. 122, 13.
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Ðæt he him sceolde Gaiuses miltse geǽrendian
that he might ask the mercy of Caius for them,
- Ors. 6, 3 ;
- Bos. 117, 36.
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He geǽrendaþ [geǽrndaþ MSS. A. G.] to Gode sylfum ymbe ǽlce neóde ðe man beþearf
he intercedes to God himself about every need a man may have,
- L. C. E. 22 ;
- Th. i. 372, 29.
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Him geǽrndode Blyþþryþ his cwén, ðæt he him wunonesse stówe sealde on sumum eálande bí Ríne
qui, interpellante Blithrydæ conjuge sua, dĕdit ei lŏcum mansiōnis in insŭda quādam Rheni,
- Bd. 5, 11 ;
- S. 626, 13.
Etymology
O. Sax. habda giárundid had performed his business.
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ge-érendian ǽrendian.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-ǽrendian.” 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/13377.
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