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ge-eácnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-eácnian, ic -eácnige, ðú -eácnigast, he -eácnaþ, pl. -eácniaþ; p. ode; pp. od
To increase, conceive, become pregnant; augēri, concipĕre, augēre
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  • Ic hine bletsige and geeácnige

    benedīcam ei et augēbo eum,

    • Gen. 17, 20
    • .
  • Efnenú geeácnode unrihtwísnesse

    ecce partŭri injustĭtia,

    • Ps. Lamb. 7, 15
    • .
  • geeácnodon unrihtwísnysse

    augēbant injustĭtiam,

    • Jud. 4, 1 : Elen. Grm. 342
    • .
  • Elizabeþ his wíf geeácnode

    Elizabeth his wife conceived,

    • Lk. Bos. 1, 24
    • .
  • Ðú on innoðe geeácnast

    thou shalt conceive in thy womb,

    • 1, 31
    • .
  • In synnum geeácnod wæs

    he was conceived in sins,

      Ps. C. 50, 61;
    • Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 61
    • .
Derived forms
to-geeácnian
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v. eácnian.
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v.  ge-écnian.
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