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ge-líðan

  • verb [ strong ]
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ge-líðan, p. -láþ, pl. -lidon; pp. -liðen, -liden
To go, move, sail, advance, proceed, come; īre, meāre, advĕhi, profĭcisci, vĕnīre
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  • Mænig tungul máran ymbhwyrft hafaþ on heofonum, sume hwíle eft læsse gelíðaþ, ða ðe lácaþ ymb eaxe ende

    many a star has a greater circuit in the heavens; sometimes again, they move in a less, that sport about the end of the axis,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 28, 43
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    • Met. 28, 22
    • .
  • Ǽr ðon we to lande geliden hæfdon

    ere that we had sailed to land,

    • Exon. 20 b; Th. 53, 30
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    • Cri. 858
    • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 498
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    • El. 249
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  • Ðæs ðe lencten geliden hæfde werum

    after spring had come to men,

      Menol. Fox 57;
    • Men. 28
    • .
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v.  ge-liden ge-lyðen.
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