ge-bǽtan
- verb [ weak ]
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Ðá wæs Hróþgáre hors gebǽted
then a horse was bitted for Hrothgar,
- Beo. Th. 2803 ;
- B. 1399.
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He gebǽtte his ágen weorc
he curbed his own work,
- Bt. Met. Fox 11, 152 ;
- Met. 11, 76.
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Hæfþ se Alwealda ealle gesceafta gebǽt mid his bridle
the Almighty has restrained all creatures with his bridle,
- Bt. Met. Fox 11, 45 ;
- Met. 11, 23.
Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-bǽtan.” 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/13576.
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