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ge-feón

  • verb [ strongcontracted ]
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Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]
Wright's OE grammar
§68; §87; §506;
To be glad, rejoice, exult; lætari, delectari, gaudere, exultare
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  • Ic gefeó

    gaudeo,

    • Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 15
    • .
  • Gefeaþ

    gaudebit,

    • 16, 20, 22
    • .
  • Manige on his gebyrd gefeóþ

    many shall rejoice at his birth,

    • Blickl. Homl. 165, 10
    • .
  • Míne weleras gefeóþ

    gaudebunt labia mea,

    • Ps. Th. 70, 21
    • .
  • Gefeah blíðe-mód ðæs ðe . . .

    glad of mind rejoiced that . . . ,

    • Cd. 72; Th. 88, 21
    • ;
    • Gen. 1468
    • .
  • Bona weorces gefeah

    the destroyer rejoiced at the work,

    • Exon. Th. 464, 17
    • ;
    • Hö. 88
    • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 220
    • ;
    • El. 110
    • .
  • Secg weorce gefeh

    the warrior in the work rejoiced,

    • Beo. Th. 3143
    • ;
    • B. 1569 : 3253
    • ;
    • B. 1624
    • .
  • Fylle gefǽgon

    they rejoiced at the plenty,

    • Beo. Th. 2032
    • ;
    • B. 1014
    • .
  • Leóhte gefégun

    they rejoiced in the light,

    • Exon. Th. 31, 32
    • ;
    • Cri. 504
    • .
  • Gefeade

    exaltavit [misread by the translator exultavit ],

    • Jn. Skt. Lind. 3, 14
    • .
  • Gefeade

    exultavit,

    • 8, 56
    • .
  • Gefeoh

    rejoice,

    • Hy. 11, 1
    • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1
    • .
  • Gefeóþ mid me

    rejoice with me,

    • Blickl. Homl. 191, 22
    • .
  • Gefeaþ

    gaudete,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 12
    • .
  • Eal rihtgelýfed folc sceal gefeón on ðone his tocyme

    all right-believing folk ought to rejoice at his advent,

    • Blickl. Homl. 167, 14
    • .
  • Ðonne mótan we in ðære engellícan blisse gefeón

    then may we in angelic bliss rejoice,

    • 83, 3
    • .
  • Gefeage

    exultare,

    • Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 35 : 3, 14
    • .
  • Gifeaga

    gaudere,

    • Rtl. 34, 3
    • .
  • Gifeagia

    gaudere,

    • 69, 30
    • .
  • Gefeónde for Paules eáðmódnesse

    rejoicing on account of Paul's humility,

    • Blickl. Homl. 141, 4
    • .
  • He wæs gefeónde myclum gefeán

    he was rejoicing with great joy,

    • 233, 2
    • .
  • Hio wǽron gefeónde mycle gefeán,

    • 249, 16
    • .
  • Gefeándo woeron

    gavisi sunt,

    • Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 11
    • .
  • Gefagen wéron

    gavisi sunt,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 10
    • .
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