Ge-grétan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-grétan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: he -grét, Related words: grétan. ge-gretan

Definitions

1 ge-grétan

pl. -grétaþ; p. -grétte, pl. -grétton; pp. -gréted To approach, come to, address, greet, welcome; adire, alloqui, salutare :-- 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. Man tǽleþ and mid yfle gegréteþ ða ðe riht lufiaþ men blame and insult those that love right, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 164.

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚷᚱᛖᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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