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ge-samnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.
Wright's OE grammar
§59;
to gather, collect; congrĕgāre, collĭgĕre
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  • Se áncenneda ealle gesamnaþ

    the only begotten one shall gather all,

    • Soul Kmbl. 102
      • ;
    • Seel. 51
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  • Valentinianus gesamnode weorod

    Valentinian gathered an army,

    • Chr. 380
      • ;
    • Erl. 11, 4
      • :
    • Cd. 174
      • ;
    • Th. 219, 9
      • ;
    • Dan. 52
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  • He hí of sídfolcum gesamnade

    de regiōnĭbus congrĕgāvit eos,

    • Ps. Th. 106, 2
      • .

  • Gesamnedon síde hérigeas folces frumgáras

    the leaders of the people collected their wide bands,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2135
      • ;
    • An. 1069
      • :
    • Ps. Th. 125, 6
      • .

  • Us gesamna of wídwegum

    congrĕga nos de nātiōnĭbus,

    • 105, 36
      • .

  • Wæs eall-geador to ðam þingstede þeód gesamnod

    the people was collected together in the public place,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2198
      • ;
    • An. 1100
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 563
      • ;
    • El. 282
      • .

  • Mycle mænigeo wǽron gesamnode to hym

    congrĕgātæ sunt ad eum turbæ multæ,

    • Mt. Bos. 13, 2
      • :
    • 26, 3
      • .
to unite, join; consŏciāre, jungĕre
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  • Geférscipas fæste gesamnaþ

    firmly unites societies,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 11, 186
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    • Met. 11, 93
      • :
    • Bt. 21
      • ;
    • Fox 74, 38
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  • Se gesamnade sáwle to líce

    he united the soul to the body,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 17, 23
      • ;
    • Met. 17, 12
      • .
v. intrans. To collect, come together; congrĕgāri, convĕnīre
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  • Hí gesamniaþ

    congrĕgāti sunt,

    • Ps. Th. 103, 21
      • .

  • Gesamnadon weras

    the men collected together,

    • Andr. Knnbl. 3270
      • ;
    • An. 1638
      • .
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v.  ge-somnian samnian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-samnian.” 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/15813.

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