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hyrtan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hyrtan, hiertan; p. te
To HEARTEN, encourage, animate
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  • Tó heora ágenre þearfe hyrteþ

    ad propriam eorum necessitatem animat,

    • L. M. I. P. 13
    • ;
    • Th. ii. 266, 8.
  • Hyrt

    cohortat,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 5.
  • Mid óðrum worde hé hierte mid óðrum hé brégde

    favet ergo ex desiderio, et terret ex præcepto,

    • Past. 8, 1
    • ;
    • Swt. 53, 11
    • .
  • Hyrte hyne hordweard

    the hoardward [dragon] took courage,

    • Beo. Th. 5179
    • ;
    • B. 2593
    • .
Etymology
[
Laym, hirten
:
Prompt. Parv. hertyñ animo.
]
Similar entries
v. ge-hyrtan.
Linked entries
v.  hiertan.
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