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ge-nǽgan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ge-nǽgan, -négan; p. de; pp. ed; c. acc.
pers: gen. inst. rei To approach one with anything, address, approach, assail, assault; adire aliquem aliqua re, appellare, instare alicui, urgere, tribulare
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  • Hio sió cwén ongan wordum genégan

    the queen began to address them with words,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 769
      • ;
    • El, 385
      • .

  • Þeóf ðe eorlas ungearwe yfles genǽgeþ

    the thief who assaults with evil unprepared men,

    • Exon. 20 b
      • ;
    • Th. 54, 28
      • ;
    • Cri, 875
      • .

  • Ðá hyne gesóhton Heaðoscylfingas, níða genǽgdon [MS. gehnægdan]

    when the martial Scylfings him sought [and] assailed [him] in the wars,

      Beo. Th. 4418; B. 2206.

  • Nearwum genǽged nýd-costingum

    assailed with painful troubles,

    • Exon. 49 b
      • ;
    • Th. 171, 13
      • ;
    • Cri. 1126
      • .
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v.  nǽgan ge-négan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-nǽgan.” 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/15327.

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