grétan
- verb [ weak ]
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Ðú wyrmas gyt gífre grétaþ
the greedy worms yet come to thee,
- Exon. 100 a; Th. 375, 14; Seel. 138.
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Ðonne hine engel grétte
when the angel visited him,
37 b;- Th. 123, 25; Gú. 328.
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Nó he ðone gifstól grétan móste
he might not touch the throne [gift-seat],
- Beo. Th. 339; B. 168.
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Sum mid hondum nsæg hearpan grétan
one may touch the harp with hands,
- Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 11; Crä. 49.
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Siððan wæs eallum ðám óðrum swá mycel ege fram him, ðǽt hí hine grétan ne dorstan
afterwards the others were in so much fear of him, that they durst not attack him,
- Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 3.
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On sceortne -as geendiaþ grécisce naman ac we ne grétaþ nú ða
Greek nouns end in short -as, but we shall not treat them now,
- Ælfc. Gr. 9, 24; Som. 10, 57.
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Se dǽl se ðæt flód ne grétte
the part that the water did not touch,
- 1, 3; Bos. 27, 29.
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Gomen-wudu gréted wæs
the glee-wood was touched,
- Beo. Th. 2134; B. 1065.
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Ðæt he ne grétte goldweard ðone
that he should not assail that gold-ward [that dragon],
- Beo. Th. 6154; B. 3081: Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 41.
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Gif ðe ǽnig mid weán gréteþ
if any one entreat thee evil,
- Cd. 83; Th. 105, 18; Gen. 1755.
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He ne grétte hí
non cognoscebat eam,
- Mt. Bos. 1, 25.
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Gomol eówic grétan hét the aged [prince] commanded to greet you, Beo. Th. 6182; B. 3095: Past. Pref. Swt. 3, 1; Hat. MS. Ælfríc munuc grét Æðelwærd ealdorman
Ælfric the monk greets alderman Ethelward,
- Pref. Thw. 1, 1.
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Ðonne he on gaton gréteþ his grame feondas
cum loquetur inimicis suis in porta,
- Ps. Th. 126, 6.
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Gif man mannan mid bismær wordum scandlíce gréte
if a man address another shamefully with abusive words,
- L. H. E. 11; Th. i. 32, 5.
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Hý grétte blíðum wordum
he addressed her with kind words,
- Exon. 68 a; Th. 252, 17; Jul. 164.
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His God grétte
addressed his God,
- Andr. Kmbl. 2059; An. 1032.
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Ongunnon hine grétan
cæperunt salutare eum,
- Mk. Bos. 15, 18.
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Cwén grétte guman on healle
the queen greeted the men in the hall,
- Beo. Th. 1232; B. 614.
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Wulfas hilde grétton
the wolves hailed the battle,
- Cd. 151; Th. 189, 8; Exod. 181.
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Wác ne grétton in ðæt rinc-getæl
the weak they welcomed not into that martial number,
- Cd. 154; Th. 192, 18; Exod. 233.
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Hróþgár grétte Beówulf
Hrothgar took leave of Beowulf,
- Beo. Th. 1308; B. 652.
Bosworth, Joseph. “grétan.” 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/17502.
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