Ge-secgan

p. -sægde, -sǽde, pl. -sægdon, -sǽdon; impert. -sege; pp. -sægd, -sǽd To say, tell, relate, declare, prove; dicere, narrare, indicere :-- Mec Dryhten héht gesecgan the Lord commanded me to say, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 10; Gú. 676: 102 b; Th. 387, 29; Rä. 5, 12. Nelle ic ðé gesecgan I will not tell thee, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 11; Gn. Ex. 2: Elen. Kmbl. 1966: El. 985. Ic ðé sceal Meotudes mægenspéd I shall relate to thee the Creator's power, Exon. 92 b; Th. 348, 7; Sch. 24. Him sceolde se yldra eall gesæcgan narrabunt eam filiis suis, Ps. Th. 77, 8. Ic wille míne leahterfulle þeáwas gesecgean I will confess my wicked ways; vitiosos mores corrigere, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 32. To gesecganne to say, Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 1; Rä. 37, 13: Cd. 202; Th. 250, 9; Dan. 544. To gesecgenne to say, Cd. 163; Th. 205,17; Exod. 437. Gif he hit gesegþ if he saith it, Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 22; Cri. 1310. Andreas Þeódne þanc gesægde Andrew said thanks to his Lord, Andr. Kmbl. 768; An. 384: Beo. Th. 4321; B. 2157. He gesǽde swefen cyninge he said the dream to the king, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 2; Dan. 165: B. 4, 18; S. 587, 2. Ðá gesægdon Rómáne Bryttum then the Romans said to the Britons, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 3. Gesege me dicito mihi, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 1. Ðæt ðú gesecge sweostor mínre that thou mayest say to my sister, Exon. 50 a; Th. 172, 31; Gú. 1152: Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 27. Wæs gesǽd hwám ðæt sweord geworht wǽre it was said for whom that sword was wrought, Beo. Th. 3396; B. 1696. Ic sceall ealle forlǽtan ða ðe of Perseo and of Cathma gesǽde syndon I must pass over all things that are said of Perseus and Cadmus, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 33. 34. Ðæt is gesǽd that is proved, Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 25, 27. DER. secgan. ge-secgan