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ge-wéman

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-wéman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, wéman to persuade, entice]
To turn, incline, seduce; inclīnāre, sedūcĕre
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  • Hí næfdon ðone láreów ðe cúþe hí to sóþfæstnysse wege gewéman

    they had not the teacher who could incline them to the way of truth,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 400, 30
      • :
    • i. 498, 18
      • .

  • Hine wolde se deófol fram Gode gewéman

    the devil would seduce him from God,

    ii.
    • 448, 28
      • :
    • 478, 34
      • :
    • 542, 19
      • .

  • Seó costnung gewémþ ðone man to syngienne

    the temptation seduces the man to sin,

    • Boutr. Scrd. 23, 9
      • .

  • Hí eów to óðrum Gode gewémaþ

    they will seduce you to another God,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 494, 9
      • .

  • Ðæt we ne sceolon ná geþafian ðæt deófol us gewéme fram Cristes bróðorrǽdene

    we should not allow the devil to seduce us from the brotherhood of Christ,

    • i. 260, 11
      • .
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v.  wéman.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wéman.” 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/16771.

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