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cearian

  • verb [ weak ]
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cearian, cearigan, carian; ic cearige, ðú cearast, he cearaþ, ceariaþ; ode; od [cearu = care]
To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry; curare, sollicitum esse
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  • Hwæt bemurnest ðú cearigende

    why mournest thou sorrowing?

    • Exon. 10b
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    • Th. 11, 27
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    • Cri. 177
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  • He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ

    he cares not about his life in battle,

    • Beo. Th. 3077
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    • B. 1536
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  • Ne ceara ðú fleáme dǽlan somwist incre

    care not thou to part your fellowship by flight,

    • Cd. 104
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    • Th. 137, 25
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    • Gen. 2279: 130
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    • Th. 165, 16
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    • Gen. 2732
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v.  carian.
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