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ge-stígan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
ge-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen
Wright's OE grammar
§651;
To mount, ascend, descend
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  • He me wolde on gestígan

    he would mount upon me [the cross],

    Rood
      Kmbl. 68; Kr. 34.

  • In écne geard up gestígan

    to mount up to the eternal abode,

      Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 18; Gú. 763.

  • Ðonne gestíge ic ofer ðone

    then will I ascend upon it,

      Blickl. Homl. 183, 4.

  • Ðætte gestíge

    ut descendat,

      Rtl. 98, 10.

  • Of dúne gestígdes ðú

    descendes,

      Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 23.

  • Ðæt we to ðam hýhstan hrófe gestígan

    that we may mount to the highest roof,

      Exon. 18 b; Th. 47, 3; Cri. 749.

  • Ðá ic on holm gestáh

    when I went on the main,

      Beo. Th. 1269; B. 632: Cd. 69; Th. 82, 29; Gen. 1369.

  • Mihtig god on hira ánne gestág

    the mighty God mounted on to one of them [trees],

      Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 13; Cri. 1172.

  • Siððan ðú gestígest steápe dúne

    after thou dost mount the lofty hills,

      Cd. 137; Th. 172, 32; Gen. 2853: 227; Th. 303, 14; Sal. 612.

  • Beddreste gestáh

    mounted the couch,

      102; Th. 135, 25; Gen. 2248.

  • Ród ðe ic ǽr gestág

    the cross which I mounted before,

      Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 15; Cri. 1492.

  • Ic ðis lond gestág

    I have reached this land,

    37 a;
      Th. 120, 28; Gú. 278: 15 a; Th. 32, 18; Cri. 514.
Etymology
[Goth. ga-steigan to ascend, descend: O. Sax. gi-stígan with acc. and with prepositions.]
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-stígan.” 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/16169.

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