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ge-þonc

  • noun [ masculine ]
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ge-þonc, es; m. n.
Thought, mind, understanding; cōgĭtātio, mens
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  • Gleáw on geþonce

    cunning in thought,

      Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 11; Jud. 13.

  • Þurh glædne geþonc

    through benign thought,

      Exon. 12 b; Th. 20, 10; Cri. 315.

  • Ðæt ic him monigfealde ongeánbere grimra geþonca

    that I present manifold dire thoughts to him,

    71 a;
      Th. 264, 21; Jul. 367: 31 a; Th. 97, 1; Cri. 1584.

  • Ic onsende in breóstsefan bitre geþoncas

    I send into his mind bitter thoughts,

    71 b;
      Th. 266, 29; Jul. 405.

  • He us geþonc syleþ, missenlícu mód

    he gives us understandings, various minds,

    89 a;
      Th. 334, 7; Gn. Ex. 13.

  • Breóst innan weóll þeóstrum geþoncum

    his breast boiled within with dark thoughts,

      Beo. Th. 4653; B. 2332: Exon. 54 a; Th. 190, 4; Az. 68.
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v. ge-þanc.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-þonc.” 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/16496.

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