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ge-wrecan

  • verb [ strong ]
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ge-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen
To wreak, avenge, revenge, punish; ulcisci, vindĭcāre, pūnīre
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  • Gebeótode Cirus ðæt he his þegen gewrecan wolde

    Cyrus threatened that he would avenge his officer,

    • Ors. 2, 4
      • ;
    • Bos. 44, 4
      • :
    • Cd. 64
      • ;
    • Th. 77, 13
      • ;
    • Gen. 1274
      • .

  • Ic heora unriht gewrece egsan gyrde

    visĭtābo in virga inīquĭtātes eorum;

    • Ps. Th. 88, 29
      • .

  • Se gewrycþ mynne teónan on ðé

    he will avenge on thee my wrong,

    • Shrn. 96, 16
      • .

  • God gewrecþ on ðæm were

    God will take vengeance on the man,

    • Blickl. Homl. 185, 25
      • .

  • Ná ðú úre gyltas egsan gewrǽce

    avertisti ab ira indignātiōnis tuæ,

    • 84, 3
      • :
    • 98, 9
      • .

  • Ic ðæt eall gewræc

    I have avenged all that,

    • Beo. Th. 4015
      • ;
    • B. 2005
      • :
    • 215
      • ;
    • B. 107
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  • Ðæt mǽg-winas míne gewrǽcon

    my kinsmen avenged that,

    • 4952
      • ;
    • B. 2479
      • :
    • Cd. 94
      • ;
    • Th. 123, 1
      • ;
    • Gen. 2038
      • .

  • Hine hafaþ his heofonlíca Fæder swíðe gewrecen

    his heavenly Father has amply avenged him,

    • Chr. 979
      • ;
    • Erl. 129, 14
      • :
    • Ors. 1, 14
      • ;
    • Bos. 37, 17
      • .

  • Seó his unsynnige cwalu wæs ge-wrecen

    his undeserved death was avenged,

    • Shrn. 93, 13
      • .
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wrecan.” 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/16896.

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