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ge-bégan

(v.)
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ge-bégan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To cause to bowbendbow downreclinepress downhumblecrushflectĕreincurvārehumiliaredeprĭmĕre

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To cause to bow, bend, bow down, recline, press down, humble, crush; flectĕre, incurvāre, humiliare, deprĭmĕre Gebégdon sáwle míne incurvāvērunt anĭmam meam, Ps. Surt. 56, 7 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 58. Se ðe hine ahefeþ he biþ gebéged and se ðe hine gebéges

gebéldan

(v.)
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gebéldan, p. de
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Eðiluald hit [the book] úta giðryde and gibélde Ethelwald made it firm on the outside and covered it, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 3

ge-brégan

(v.)
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ge-brégan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, brégan to give fear]

To frightenterrifyterréreperterrére

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To frighten, terrify; terrére, perterrére Wæs his mód mid ðám beótungum gebréged his mind was frightened by the threats, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 14. Ic wæs mid ðysse ongrislícan wæfersýne gebréged I was terrified by this horrible sight, 5, 12; S. 628, 9.

ge-bryddan

(v.)
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ge-bryddan, p. de; pp. ed

To frightenterrifyterrēre

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To frighten, terrify; terrēre Gif ðú mec gebringest, ðæt ic sí gebrydded þurh ðæs cantices cwide Cristes línan if thou wilt bring me, that I may be frightened through the word of the canticle of Christ's discipline, Salm. Kmbl. 32; Sal. 16

Linked entry: bryddan

ge-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býgan, -bígan, -býgean, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bowbendturninflect or decline a part of speechreclinetwistbow downhumbleabasebring undersubduecrushflectereincurvareinflecteredeclinarereclinaretorquerehumiliareconfringere

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To bow, bend, turn, inflect or decline a part of speech, recline, twist, bow down, humble, abase, bring under, subdue, crush; flectere, incurvare, inflectere, declinare, reclinare, torquere, humiliare, confringere Gebígdum cneówum flexis genibus, Bd.

Linked entries: ge-bígan ge-býgean

ge-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrgan, p. de; pp. ed

To burysepelire

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To bury; sepelire Wæs on helle gebyrged sepultus est in inferno, Lk. Bos. 16, 22

ge-býrgan

(v.)
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ge-býrgan, p. de; pp. ed

To tastegustare

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To taste; gustare Nó he fóddor þigeþ, nemne mele-deáwes dǽl gebýrge it touches not food, except that of honey-dew it tastes a portion, Exon. 59 b; Th. 215, 30; Ph. 261 : Cd. 24; Th. 31, 10; Gen. 483

Linked entry: ge-bírigan

ge-bylgan

(v.)
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ge-bylgan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to swellto make angry

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To cause to swell, to make angry Leóhtlíce gebylged leviter indignata, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 24

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ge-clǽman

(v.)
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ge-clǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To smearlinere

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To smear; linere Geclǽm ealle ða seámas mid tyrwan, smear all the seams with tar, Homl. Th. i. 20, 33

ge-cerran

(v.)
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ge-cerran, p. de; pp. ed

To turnreturn

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To turn, return Ic gecyrre on mín hús revertar to domum meam, Mt. Bos. 12, 44. Gecerreþ ðæt folc commovet populum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 5. Gecerre hine let him turn, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 10. From wind gecerred a vento motus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 24

ge-cwéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwéman, p. de; pp. ed [cwéman to please]

To pleasesatisfypropitiateplăcēresatisfăcĕre

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To please, satisfy, propitiate; plăcēre, satisfăcĕre He ne mihte ðám folcum mid gifum gecwéman he had not power to satisfy the people with rewards, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 45. Pilatus wolde ðam folce gecwémam Pilātus vŏlens pŏpŭlo satisfăcĕre, Mk. Bos. 15

Linked entry: ge-cwémdun

ge-cwylman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwylman, p. de; pp. ed [cwelman, cwylman to torment]

To afflicttormentpunishdestroykillpūnīretrucīdāremortĭfĭcāre

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To afflict, torment, punish, destroy, kill; pūnīre, trucīdāre, mortĭfĭcāre Ná ðæt án me, ac eác swylce míne geféran mid ánum slege he mæg gecwylman non sōlum me, sed etiam meos sŏcios ūno ictu pŏlĕrat mortĭfĭcāre, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 33. Ðæt hí gecwylmen

Linked entry: gw-cwelman

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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To divide, part, impart, separate, distribute, share, partake Seoððan se líchoma and se gást gedǽlde beóþ after the body and the spirit shall be separated, Blickl. Homl. 111, 30. Ic gedǽle bá Sicimam et convallem, ða ǽr samod wǽron dividam Sichimam et

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turnconvertvertereconvertereto turn [one's self]goreturnvertirevertiire

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to turn, convert; vertere, convertere We sceolan ða wundor gecyrran on sóðfæstnesse geleáfan we must apply those wonders to the belief in the truth, Blickl. Homl. 17, 10. Ic gecyrre feónd mínne converto inimicum meum, Ps. Spl. 9, 3. Manega israhela bearna

ge-dígan

(v.)
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ge-dígan, -dýgan, -dégan, ic -díge, ðú -dígest, he -dígeþ, pl. -dígaþ; p. de; pp. ed

To endurecarry throughtolerateovercomeescapeĕtiperpĕtiperferretolerāresuperāreevadere

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To endure, carry through, tolerate, overcome, escape; ĕti, perpĕti, perferre, tolerāre, superāre, evadere Swá mǽg unfǽge gedíganweán so an undoomed [man] may escape calamity, Beo. Th. 4572; B. 2291. Ðú aldre gedígest thou escapest with life, 1327; B.

Linked entries: ge-dégan ge-dýgan

ge-diernan

(v.)
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ge-diernan, p. de; pp. ed

To concealcēlāre

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To conceal; cēlāre Se ðe þiéfþe gedierne, forgielde ðone þeóf be his were let him who conceals the theft pay for the thief according to his value, L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 17

ge-drǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To drivepushurgetroublepellereurgereperturbare

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To drive, push, urge, trouble; pellere, urgere, perturbare Wód-þrag gedrǽfþ sefan ingehygd lust urges the thoughts of mind, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 83; Met. 25, 42 : 18, 5; Met. 18, 3

ge-dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dirnan, p. de; pp. ed

To concealkeep secretcēlāre

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To conceal, keep secret; cēlāre Se ðe forstolen flǽsc findeþ and gedirneþ he who finds stolen flesh and keeps it secret, L. In. 17; Th. i. 114, 2, note 1

ge-drygan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drygan, p. de; pp. ed

To dry

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To dry Gedrygde his foet extersit pedes ejus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 2. Gidrygedo abstersa, Rtl. 98, 24

ge-dýgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dýgan, p. de; pp. ed

To escape

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To escape Hwæðer mǽge wunde gedýgan which may escape from wound, Beo. Th. 5056; B. 2531 : 5091, note; B. 2549. Gedýgdon escaped, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 17; Az. 191. Gedýged, 39 a; Th. 128, 21; Gú. 407