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ge-wyrhta

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ge-wyrhta, an; m.
A worker, doer, fellow-worker, accomplice
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  • Ǽlc ðe gewita oððe gewyrhta

    every one who is cognisant or co-operating,

    • L. O. D. 6
    • ;
    • Th. i. 354, 28
    • .
  • Þeófa gewita and geweorhta

    an accessory and accomplice of thieves,

    • L. Eth. 9, 27
    • ;
    • Th. i. 346, 9
    • :
    • L. O. 3
    • ;
    • Th. i. 180, 1
    • .
  • Nú gé mágon oncýðdǽda wrecan on gewyrhtum

    now may ye wreak on the doers [their] grievous deeds,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2361
    • ;
    • An. 1182
    • .
Etymology
[Cf.
Goth. ga-waurstwa a fellow-worker
.]
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v.  ge-weorhta.
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  • ge-wyrhta, n.