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ge-wendan

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To cause to move, turn
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to give a certain direction or
position to
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to bring to a condition
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to turn from one condition to another
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reflex.
to turn oneself
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intrans.
of motion,
to come, go, the direction or destination being determined by adv. or prep. phrase,
where the subject (material or non-material) acts
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where the subject is acted on
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to return,
the subject active
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the subject passive
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to turn round
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of action, to turn to a subject,
turn to a person
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of condition
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to change into
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Etymology
[Goth. ga-wandjan: O. Sax. gi-wendian: O. H. Ger. ge-wenten.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wendan.” 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/50433.

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