Ge-fýsan

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - ge-fýsan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ge-fýsan
Add: to impel, incite, make eager:--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. ge-fysan
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