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ge-wunian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-wunian, p. ode; pp. od.
to dwell, inhabit
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  • Ne mágon ðǽr gewunian wídférende ne ðǽr elþeódige eardes brúcaþ

    there may not dwell wide wandering men, nor there do strangers enjoy a home,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 557
      • ;
    • An. 279
      • :
    • Cd. 220
      • ;
    • Th. 284, 24
      • ;
    • Sat. 326
      • .

  • Nǽfre gewurþe ðæt ðǽr on gewunige áwiht lifigendes

    non sit qui inhabitet,

    • Ps. Th. 108, 7
      • .

  • Ðú in ðære stówe stille gewunadest

    in that place didst thou dwell quietly,

    • Exon. 121 a
      • ;
    • Th. 465, 7
      • ;
    • Hö. 100
      • .

  • Ic mínum gewunade frumstaþole fæst

    I dwelt fast in my original station,

    • 122 b
      • ;
    • Th. 471, 17
      • ;
    • Rä. 61, 2
      • .

  • Siððan gást wíc gewunode in ðæs weres breóstum

    since the spirit inhabited a dwelling in the man's breast,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 2073
      • ;
    • El. 1038
      • .

  • Him on ðæt wésten gewunode

    dwelt in the wilderness,

    • Blickl. Homl. 199, 8
      • .

  • Him aspidas under welerum is gewunad fæste

    venenum aspidum sub labiis eorum,

    • Ps. Th. 139, 3
      • :
    • Cd. 215
      • ;
    • Th. 271, 9
      • ;
    • Sat. 103
      • .
to remain, stay, abide, continue
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  • He leng on ðam lande gewunian ne mihte

    he could not stop any longer in the country,

    • Blickl. Homl. 113, 11
      • :
    • Ap. Th. 7, 4
      • .

  • Hý ealdrihta ǽlces mósten wyrðe gewunigan

    they should remain in the enjoyment of every ancient right,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 1, 73
      • ;
    • Met. 1, 37
      • :
    • 2, 38
      • ;
    • Met. 2, 19
      • .

  • Þurh ðínra dǽda spéd dagas hér gewuniaþ

    ordinatione tua perseverat dies,

    • Ps. Th. 118, 91
      • .

  • He on ðæs láreówes wære gewunade

    he continued in the teacher's protection,

    • Exon. 37 b
      • ;
    • Th. 123, 31
      • ;
    • Gú. 331
      • .
c. acc.
To stop, live, associate with, continue in or with
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  • Hie se leódfruma leng ne wolde gewunian

    with them the prince no longer would abide,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3320
      • ;
    • An. 1636
      • .

  • Ne gewuna wyrsan [MS, wyrsa]

    do not associate with an inferior,

    • Exon. 80 a
      • ;
    • Th. 301, 22
      • ;
    • Fä. 23
      • .

  • Ðæt hine on ylde eft gewunigen wilgesíðas

    that with him in his age remain his loved comrades,

    • Beo. Th. 44
      • ;
    • B. 22
      • .

  • Ðæt hy ðis lǽne líf long gewunien

    that they continue long in this poor life,

    • Exon. 62 b
      • ;
    • Th. 230, 33
      • ;
    • Ph. 481
      • .
to be accustomed, wont
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  • Se árwyrþa bisceop gewunade oft secgan

    reverentissimus antistes solet referre,

    • Bd. 3, 13
      • ;
    • S. 538, 7
      • :
    • 4, 23
      • ;
    • S. 594, 38
      • :
    • 24
      • ;
    • S. 596, 31
      • :
    • 5, 2
      • ;
    • S. 614, 26
      • .

  • Ðá sǽde Sompeius ðæt Joseph gewunode monige wundor to wyrcenne

    Sompeius said that Joseph used to work many miracles,

    • Ors. 1, 5
      • ;
    • Bos. 28, 12
      • .

  • Him gewunode ðæt he wæs geond ðæt wésten sundorgenga

    was accustomed to go through the desert by itself,

    • Blickl. Homl. 199, 5
      • .

  • Swá swá he gewunode

    sicut consueverat,

    • Mk. Bos. 10, 1
      • .

  • Ðes hálga wer wæs gewunod ðæt he wolde gán on niht to sǽ

    this holy man was accustomed to go at night to the sea,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 138, 3
      • .

  • His mód to ðám woruldsǽlþum gewunod wæs

    his mind was accustomed to worldly prosperity,

    • Bt. 1
      • ;
    • Fox 4, 2
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. gi-wonon:
O. H. Ger. gi-wonan manere, solere, consuescere
:
Ger. ge-wohnen to be accustomed
.]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wunian.” 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/16922.

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