ge-cwéman
- verb [ weak ]
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He ne mihte ðám folcum mid gifum gecwéman
he had not power to satisfy the people with rewards,
- Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 45 .
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Pilatus wolde ðam folce gecwémam
Pilātus vŏlens pŏpŭlo satisfăcĕre,
- Mk. Bos. 15, 15 .
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Gif ðú godum ussum gecwémest
if thou wilt propitiate our gods,
- Exon. 68 a; Th. 252, 27 ;
- Jul. 169 .
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Ðe him dǽdum gecwémde
who pleased him by deeds,
- 46 b; Th. 159, 6 ;
- Gú. 922 .
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Sume gecwémdon englum
some have given pleasure to angels,
- Homl. Th. ii. 286, 12 .
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God, ðú ðe mið hreównisse gicuoemes ł gicómed biþ
Deus qui pænitentia placaris,
- Rtl. 8, 33 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-cwéman.” 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/13974.
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