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ge-léwan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-léwan, p. de; pp. ed
To betray, deceive, weaken, injure; prodere
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  • Geléwend

    prodens,

    • Lye.
  • Gif hit byþ deád oððe geléwed

    if it is dead or hurt,

    • Exod. 22, 10, 14
    • .
    (Or does geléwed here = geléfed? cf. aléuaþ and geuntrumaþ,
    • Homl. Th. i. 4, 22
    • ; and
    • Swt. Rdr. 110, 174, note
    • .)
Etymology
[
Goth. ga-léwjan to betray
.]
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