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hyrdan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hyrdan, herdan, hierdan; p. de
To make hard, strong or bold, to embolden, encourage, brace
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  • Sóna æfter ðon suíðe líðelíce hierde [hirde, Cott. MS.] ða ðe hé unfæsðráde wisse

    caute monendo postmodum, quæ infirma sunt, roborat,

    • Past. 32, 2
      • ;
    • Swt. 213, 8
      • .

  • Tó ðam wáge geság heafelan onhylde hyrde ðá géna ellen on innan

    to the wall he sank, bowed his head, yet within did he brace up his strength,

    • Exon. 51 a
      • ;
    • Th. 178, 15
      • ;
    • Gú. 1244
      • .

  • Hyrde hine georne

    diligently encouraged him,

    • Wald. 1
      • ;
    • Vald. 1, 1
      • .

  • Herd hyge ðínne heortan staðola

    make thy soul strong, firm fix thine heart,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2427
      • ;
    • An. 1215
      • .
Etymology
[
Goth. ga-hardjan to harden
:
O. Sax. gi-herdian to make strong, firm
:
O. Frs. herda
:
Icel. herða to harden, temper [iron]; to exhort, cheer
:
O. H. Ger. hartian confortare.
]
Derived forms
á-, for-, ge-, on-hyrdan
Similar entries
v. heardian.
Linked entries
v.  ge-hyrdan herdan hyrdung.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hyrdan.” 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/20341.

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