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ge-fyrþran

  • verb
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trans.
To advance, promote the interests of, support, help on
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  • Ic þé gefyrþrede mid mínum lárum tó þon ꝥ þé mon tó dómere geceás

    thanks to my instructions you were advanced to a judgeship,

      Bt. 8; F. 24, 29.
  • Datius wæs gefyrðrod mid trymnesse rihtes geleáfan,

      Gr. D. 184, 15.
  • Gefyrþredo

    fulta,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 52.
  • Gefyrþrede freti, 33, 47. I a. to help by giving,

    to endow, enrich

    :-- Eádgár cynincg þone crístendóm gefyrðrode, and fela munuclífa árǽrde,
      Hml. S. 21, 446.
  • Ðone freóls hí gefriðodon and gefyrðredon, þeáh hé on gewrite ne stóde,

      Cht. Th. 115, 35.
  • Hé ðisne freóls ǽfre gefyrþrian wolde,

      116, 19.
  • Hí sind mid gifum and gestreónum gefyrþrode,

      Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 27.
intrans. [v. N. E. D. to further (intrans.)]
to get on, be enriched
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  • Gefyrðro (gifyrdro)

    ditor,

      Txts. 57, 678: Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 50.
Etymology
[O. L. Ger. gi-furthren promovere.]
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