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ge-trúwian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-trúwian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
to trust, hope; confidere, sperare
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  • Ða ðe on heora feó getrúwigeaþ

    confidentes in pecuniis,

    • Mk. Bos. 10, 24
      • .

  • He getrúwade ðæt he hine beswícan mihte

    he trusted that he could circumvent him,

    • Ors. 2, 4
      • ;
    • Bos. 45, 10
      • :
    • 4, 1
      • ;
    • Bos. 78, 44
      • .

  • Ðǽm he getrúwode ðæt hie his giongorscipe fulgán wolden

    of whom he expected that they would perform his service,

    • Cd. 14
      • ;
    • Th. 16, 25
      • ;
    • Gen. 248
      • .

  • Ðú mínum wordum getrúwodest

    thou host trusted my words,

    • 29
      • ;
    • Th. 38, 28
      • ;
    • Gen. 613
      • :
    • 33
      • ;
    • Th. 44, 9
      • ;
    • Gen. 706
      • :
    • Ben. Th. 3071
      • ;
    • B. 1533
      • :
    • 5074
      • ;
    • B. 2540
      • .

  • Beorges getrúwode wíges and wealles

    in his hill he trusted, in his war and his wall,

    • 4634
      • ;
    • B. 2322
      • .

  • Ic on ðínum wordum getrúwade

    in verba tua speravi,

    • Ps. Th. 118, 147
      • :
    • 51, 6
      • .
to make a treaty; sancire
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  • Hie getrúwedon on twá healfa fæste frioðuwǽre

    they confirmed on both sides a fast compact of peace,

    • Beo. Th. 2194
      • ;
    • B. 1095
      • .
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v. ge-treówian.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-trúwian.” 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/16636.

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