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ge-grétan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-grétan, he -grét, pl. -grétaþ; p. -grétte, pl. -grétton; pp. -gréted
To approach, come to, address, greet, welcome; adire, alloqui, salutare
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  • Wíf sceal eodor æþelinga [MS. e] ǽrest gegrétan

    the wife shall the nobles' chief first greet,

    • Exon. 90 a; Th. 339, 7
      • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 90
      • .

  • Holdne gegrétte meaglum wordum

    he addressed his faithful friend in powerful words,

    • Beo. Th, 3964
      • ;
    • B. 1980
      • .

  • Hie ðá gegrétte

    he then addressed them,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 507
      • ;
    • An. 254
      • .

  • Ðæt we mágon úre frýnd geseón and úre siblingas gegrétan

    that we may see our friends and greet our kinsmen,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 526, 33
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  • Man tǽleþ and mid yfle gegréteþ ða ðe riht lufiaþ

    men blame and insult those that love right,

    • Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 164
      • .
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v. grétan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-grétan.” 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/14542.

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