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ge-bredan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-bredan, p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden [ge-, bredan to draw]
to draw, unsheath, brandish; stringĕre, evagĭnāre, vibrāre
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  • He sweord gebræd

    he drew his sword,

    • Beo. Th. 5118
      • ;
    • B. 2562
      • .

  • Sweord gebrudon ða synfullan

    glădium evagĭnāvērunt peccātōres,

    • Ps. Spl. 36, 14
      • .

  • Gif hwa his wǽpn gebrede

    if any one draw his weapon,

    • L. Alf. pol. 7; Th. 66, 9
      • .

  • Ic ðý wǽpne gebræd

    I brandished the weapon.

    • Beo. Th. 3333
      • ;
    • B. 1664
      • .

  • Cyning wælseaxe gebræd

    the king brandished his deadly knife,

    • 5400
      • ;
    • B. 2703
      • .
to draw breath, take breath, inspire; inspīrāre
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  • Ðeáh he late meahte oreþe gebredan

    though he could slowly take breath,

    • Exon. 49 b; Th. 172, 4
      • ;
    • Gú. 1138
      • .
to weave, plait; nectĕre, plectĕre
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  • Spyrte biþ of rixum gebroden

    a basket is plaited of rushes,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 402, 8
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  • Herebyrne hondum gebroden

    a martial corslet woven with hands.

    • Beo. Th. 2891
      • ;
    • B. 1443
      • .
to feign, pretend; simŭlāre
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  • Gebræd he hine seócne

    he feigned himself sick.

    • Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 9
      • .
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v.  ge-bræd ge-bregdan ge-broden ge-broiden ge-brudon.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-bredan.” 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/13756.

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