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ge-faran

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.
Wright's OE grammar
§651;
intrans.
To go, proceed, reach by going, arrive; ire, proficisci, meare
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  • [He] walde gefara

    voluit exire,

    • Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 43
      • .

  • Swá feor swá man on ánum dæge gefaran mæg

    as far as one can journey in a day,

    • Thw. Num. 11, 31
      • .

  • Eall under hróf gefór

    all came under the roof,

    • Gen. 1360
      • .

  • Óþ ðæt drihtweras gefóran ðǽr is botlwela bethlem háten

    until the men arrived where is a village called Bethel,

    • Cd. Th. 107, 33
      • ;
    • Gen. 1798
      • .
to depart, die
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  • His fæder gefærþ

    his father dies,

    • Blickl. Homl. 131, 25
      • .

  • Bearn hraðe gefaraþ

    [their] children soon die,

    • Boeth. 11, 1; Fox 32, 10
      • .

  • Ne wéne ic ðæt ǽnig wǽre ðe ðæt atellan mihte, ðæt on ðam gefeohte gefór

    I do not suppose that anybody could reckon [the number] that died in that battle,

    • Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 9
      • .

  • Gefór Æðeréd cyning

    king Ethelred died,

    • Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 1
      • .

  • Hý æt nýhstan ne ahsedan hwæt ðæra gefarenra wǽre

    at last they did not ask how many there were dead,

    • Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 12
      • .
to proceed, get on, fare
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  • Hú se mánscaða gefaran wolde

    how the wicked spoiler meant to proceed,

    • Beo. Th. 1481
      • ;
    • B. 738
      • .

  • Eustatius cýdde hú hí gefaren hæfdon

    Eustace told how they had fared,

    • Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 6
      • .

  • We nyton hwæt Moises gefaren hafþ

    we know not what has become of Moses,

    • Exod. Thw. 32, 1, 23
      • .
v. trans.
To get by going, experience, occupy, reach, obtain, go against
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  • Hú mǽg ic hit on ðrím dagum gefaran

    how can I perform the journey in three days,

    • Blickl. Homl. 231, 23 : 235, 35
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  • Hie wræcstówe gefóran

    they had reached the place of exile,

    • Cd. Th. 6, 20
      • ;
    • Gen. 91
      • .

  • Ic wisce ðæt ic eft forlidennesse gefare

    I wish that I may again suffer shipwreck,

    • Th. Apol. 12, 10 : 21, 19
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  • Ðænne gefærþ he sige on ǽghwylcum gefeohte

    then shall he obtain victory in every battle,

    • H. R. 17, 10
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  • Twegen æðelingas gefóran ðæt lond

    two princes occupied that land,

    • Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 35
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  • Philippus gefór heora burh

    Philip took their town,

    • 3, 7; Bos. 60, 6
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  • Ne dorste he genéðan ðæt he hie mid firde gefóre

    he dare not venture to attack them with an army,

    • 1, 10; Bos, 33, 31
      • .
Similar entries
Cf. gerídan.
[
O. Sax. gifaran takes an accusative
. ]
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v.  ge-fór.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-faran.” 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/14284.

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