ge-wealdan
- verb [ strong ]
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with gen. - Ic gewealde ealles middaneardes
I rule all the world,
- Homl. Th. ii. 308, 21 .
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Gregorius ðæs pápan setles geweóld
Gregory ruled the papal see,
- 132, 18 .
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Búton ðú eác úre gewelde
except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us,
- Num. 16, 13 .
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Gif he abilhþe áhwám on unriht áhwár geweólde gebéte hit georne and gif him abulge ǽnig man swíðe forgife ðæt
if he anywhere have wrongly been the cause of offence to any man, let him diligently make amends; and if any man have much offended him, let him forgive it,
- L. Pen. 16 ;
- Th. ii. 284, 7 .
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Wǽpna gewealdan
to wield weapons,
- Beo. Th. 3022 ;
- B. 1509 .
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Swá heó ðæs unlǽdan eáðost mihte wel gewealdan
so she most easily might have complete power over the wretch,
- Judth. 10 ;
- Thw. 23, 3 ;
- Jud. 103 .
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with acc. - Se ðe gewylt ða ðe he gesceóp
he who rules those whom he created,
- Homl. Th. ii. 72, 27 :
- Th. Chart. 239, 37 .
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Ðe ealne middangeard geweóld
who ruled all the world,
- Homl. Th. i. 80, 7 .
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Hálig God geweóld wígsigor
holy God controlled victory in battle,
- Beo. Th. 3112 ;
- B. 1554 .
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with instr. - Nú leng ne miht gewealdan ðý weorce
now canst thou no longer control the work,
- Andr. Kmbl. 2729 ;
- An. 1367 :
- Exon. 50 b ;
- Th. 175, 24 ;
- Gú. 1199 .
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Cyning geweóld his gewitte
the king got command of his senses,
- Beo. Th. 5399 ;
- B. 2703 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wealdan.” 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/16743.
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