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ge-fýsan

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Add: to impel, incite, make eager
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  • Ne leng bídan wolde wyrm, ac mid bǽle fór fýre gefýsed

    no longer would the dragon bide, but fared forth furious with fire and flame,

      B. 2309.
  • Heorte gefýsed sæcce tó séceanne

    a heart fiercely stirred strife to seek,

    2561.
  • Wiga gúðe gefýsed

    a warrior burning for battle,

    630.
  • Sorgende folc, hearde gefýsed (

    sternly urged on

    ),
      Crl. 891.
  • Beornþreút monig farað ofestum gefýsde

    many a man marches on, hastening and hurrying,

      Pa. 52.
  • Swá lagu tóglídeð, flódas gefýsde (

    wind-driven waves

    ),
      El. 1270.
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