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ge-wurþan

  • verb [ strong ]
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ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.
to be, become; fiĕri
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  • Ne mæg nán þinc gewurþan bútan godes willan

    nothing can happen without God's will,

    • Th. Ap. 22, 7
      • :
    • 9, 5
      • .

  • Hit gewurþ him of mínum fæder, ðe on heofonum ys

    fiet illis a patre mea, qui in cælis est,

    • Mt. Bos. 18, 19
      • .

  • Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú hí gehele and gehealde óþ-ðæt ic wite hwæt God wylle, hwæt be me gewurþe

    quam te silentio tĕgĕre vŏlo, donec sciam quid de me fiĕri velit Deus,

    • Bd. 5, 19
      • ;
    • S. 640, 38
      • .

  • Ðæt ðás stánas to hláfe gewurðon

    ut lăpĭdes isti pānes fiant,

    • Mt. Bos. 4, 3
      • :
    • 5, 18
      • .
v. impers.
cum acc. To happen, come to pass, come together, agree; evĕnīre, convĕnīre
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  • Ne meahte hie gewurþan

    they might not agree,

    • Cd. 81
      • ;
    • Th. 101, 32
      • ;
    • Gen. 1691
      • .
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v. ge-weorþan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wurþan.” 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/16926.

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