Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-miclian

Part of speech: -myclian;

Definitions

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1 ge-miclian

p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad To enlarge, magnify, extol, glorify :-- Se Mǽða ríce swíðe gemiclade who greatly enlarged the kingdom of the Medes, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 28: Ps. Th. 147, 3. Se ðereorda gehwæs ryne gemiclaþ he who enlargeth the course of every speech, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 4; Cri. 47. Swíðe gemiclade se drihten miltheortnisse his magnificavit dominus misericordiam suam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 58. Gemycla míne sáuwle magnify my soul, Blickl. Homl. 159, 2. Gemycclige mín sául Drihten my soul magnify the Lord, 13, 5. Gemicliaþ hine glorificate eum, Ps. Spl. 21, 22. Ðú gemiclast me honorificabis me, 49, 16. ge-miclian

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Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛗᛁᚳᛚᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Lk.: Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Ors.: Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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