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ge-belgan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
ge-belgan, he -bylgþ, -bilhþ; p. -bealg, -bealh, pl. -bulgon; pp. -bolgen.
Wright's OE grammar
§651;
v. reflex. acc. [ge, and belgan to irritate]
To make one angry, irritate, enrage; īra se tumefăcĕre, irrītāte, exaspĕrāre
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  • Se wísa Catulus hine gebealg

    the wise Catulus made himself angry,

    • Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 32
      • .

  • Ðá gebealh he hine

    tunc ille indignātus est,

    • Lk. Bos. 15, 28 : 13, 14
      • :
    • Ors, 4, 4; Bos. 81, 12
      • .

  • Gebulgon ða tyne hí be Iacobe and Iohanne

    dĕcem coepērunt indignāri de Jacobo ēt Joanne,

    • Mk. Bos. 10, 41
      • .
trans. dat.
To anger, incense; irrītāre, exaspĕrāre
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  • Ðæt he écean Dryhtne bitre gebulge

    that he had bitterly incensed the eternal Lord,

    • Beo. Th. 4651
      • ;
    • B. 2331
      • .

  • Ðá wæs Herodes swýðe gebolgen

    tunc Hērōdes irātus est valde,

    • Mt. Bos. 2, 16 : 26, 8
      • :
    • Cd. 4; Th. 4, 16
      • ;
    • Gen. 54
      • .

  • Torne gebolgen

    swollen with anger,

    • Beo. Th. 4794
      • ;
    • B. 2401
      • .

  • Mid gebolgne hond

    with wrathful hand,

    • Exon. 37 a; Th. 120, 19
      • ;
    • Gú. 274
      • .
intrans.
To be angry; indignāri, irasci
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  • Gebulgon wið ða twegen gebróðru

    indignāti sunt de duōbus fratrĭbus,

    • Mt. Bos. 20, 24
      • .
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v.  ge-bealg ge-bilegan ge-bolged ge-bolgen ge-bylgan.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-belgan.” 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/13615.

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