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ge-twǽfan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed
To separate, divert, detain, hinder, deprive
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  • Ne lǽt ðú ðec síðes getwǽfan láde gelettan lifgendne monn

    do not thou let any living man divert thee from thy course, hinder thy journey,

    • Exon. 123 b
      • ;
    • Th. 474, 2
      • ;
    • Bo. 23
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 3820
      • ;
    • B. 1908
      • :
    • 963;
    • B. 479
      • .

  • Sóna biþ ðæt ðec ádl oððe ecg eafoþes getwǽfeþ

    soon will it be that disease or sword will deprive thee of vigour,

    • 3531
      • ;
    • B. 1763
      • .

  • Sumne Geáta leód feores getwǽfde

    one the Goths' prince separated from life,

    • 2871
      • ;
    • B. 1433
      • .

  • Gúþ wæs getwǽfed

    the contest was parted,

    • 3320
      • ;
    • B. 1658
      • .

  • Swelaþ sǽ-fiscas sundes getwǽfde

    the sea -fishes shall burn cut off from the ocean,

    • Exon. 22 b
      • ;
    • Th. 61, 20
      • ;
    • Cri. 987
      • .

  • Him se mǽra mód getwǽfde

    the great one took courage from them,

    • Cd. 4
      • ;
    • Th. 4, 14
      • ;
    • Gen. 53
      • :
    • 148
      • ;
    • Th. 185, 8
      • ;
    • Exod. 119
      • [?
    ].
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v.  -twǽfan ge-twǽman.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-twǽfan.” 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/16651.

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