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ge-wyrcan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.
to work, make, build, form, dispose, do, perform, celebrate, commit
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  • Úre Drihten wolde mannan gewyrcan

    our Lord would make man,

    • Hexam. 10
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    • Norm. 16, 16
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    • 11
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    • Norm. 18,14
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  • Gewyrcean mycelne tor

    to build a great tower,

    • Blickl. Homl. 187, 12
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    • Beo. Th. 139
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    • B. 69
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  • Ðú miht wundor gewyrcean

    tu facis mirabilia,

    • Ps. Th. 76. 11
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  • Gif ic godes meahte willan gewyrcean

    if I could do God's will,

    • Cd. 39
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    • Th. 51, 31
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    • Gen. 835
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  • Ne meahte ic æt hilde mid Hruntinge wiht gewyrcean

    I could not perform aught with Hrunting in fight,

    • Beo. Th. 3324
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    • B. 1660
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  • Ða noldon fleám gewyrcan

    they would not fly,

    • Byrht. Th. 134, 9
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    • By. 81
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  • Hí woldon hyra Eástron gewyrcan

    they would celebrate Easter,

    • Lk. Bos. 22, 7
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  • God wille ðisse worlde ende gewyricean

    God will put an end to this world,

    • Blickl. Homl. 109, 33
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  • He nest gewyrceþ

    it makes a nest,

    • Exon. 62 b
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    • Th. 230, 9
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    • Ph. 469
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  • Hie gewyrcaþ ǽnne líchoman

    they form one body,

    • Bt. 34, 6
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    • Fox 142, 16
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  • Crist him to cwæþ 'Ic ðé geworhte'

    Christ said to him 'I made thee,'

    • Blickl. Homl. 231, 28
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  • Ðú eall geworhtest þing þearle gód

    thou didst make every thing exceeding good,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 20, 88
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    • Met. 20, 44
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  • For úres lífes dǽdum ðe we geworhtan

    for our life's deeds that we have done,

    • Blickl. Homl. 63, 32
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  • Geworhton me him to wæfersýne

    made me a spectacle for themselves,

    Rood
    • Kmbl. 61; Kr. 31
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  • Mycel yfel gewrohtan

    did much harm,

    • Chr. 993
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    • Erl. 133, 3
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  • Þeáh we æbylgþ wið hine oft gewyrcen

    though we oft offend against him,

    • Elen. Krnbl. 1024
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    • El. 513
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  • Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte

    the wound that the dragon had before given him,

    • Beo. Th. 5418
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    • B. 2712
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  • Hie geweorc geworht hæfdon

    they had made a fort,

    • Chr. 894
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    • Erl. 90, 2
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  • He hæfþ mon geworhtne

    he hath made man,

    • Cd. 21
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    • Th. 25, 18
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    • Gen. 395
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  • Synna ðe we wið Godes willan geworht habbaþ

    the sins that we have done against God's will,

    • Blickl. Homl. 25, 15
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    • 125, 4
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  • Heora ciningas hæfdon sige geworht on heora feóndum

    their kings had got victory over their foes,

    • 67, 9
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  • Of glæse geworht

    made of glass,

    • 127, 33
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  • He nys swá wel wið rite geworht swá he wæs

    he is not so well disposed to me as he was,

    • Gen. 31, 5
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to get by working, gain, obtain, merit
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  • Ic me mid Hruntinge dóm gewyrce

    I with Hrunting will gain myself glory,

      Beo. Th. 2986; B. 1491.
  • Lof se gewyrceþ hafaþ heáhfæstne dóm

    he gains praise, hath undying glory,

    • Exon. 97 a
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    • Th. 327, 6
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    • Víd. 142
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  • Se ðe gewyrceþ ðæt him wuldorcyning milde geweorþeþ

    he who obtains that the king of glory becomes mild to him,

    • 63 b
    • Th. 234, 8
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    • Ph. 536
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  • geworhte ic ðæt

    how did I merit this?

    • Cd. 127
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    • Th. 162, 3
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    • Gen. 2675
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with gen. [cf. wyrcan with gen.]
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  • For hwam nele mon him georne gewyrcan dryhtscipes

    why will not man earnestly gain himself worship,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 774
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    • Sal. 386
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v.  ge-worht.
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