Georne
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - georne
According to the Old English Dictionary:
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- georne
- Add: (1) where an effort has to be made, with a will, in earnest:--Nó ic him þæs georne ætfealh, B. 968. Geóca ús georne, Az. 12. (2) where a duty or business has to be done, diligently:--Ic offylgde from fruma alle georne (diligenter), Lk. L. R. 1, 3. Diófolgield georne begán, Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 15. Gelǽste man Godes gerihta georne ǽghwylce geáre, ꝥ is sulhælmessan .xcarefully:--Friþaþ and fyrþraþ swíþe georne elaborat, Bt. 34, 10; F. 148, 30. Hé gyrede hine georne mid gǽstlicum wǽpnum, Gú. 148. (4) where there is a strong desire to attain an end or to produce an effect, earnestly, pressingly (of a request, inquiry, injunction, &c.):--Georne gefraignade sciscitabatur, Mt. L. 2, 4. Georne geliornade diligenter didicit, Mt. L. R. 2, 7. Biddan wé georne úrne Drihten, Bl. H. 25, 27: Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 13. Loth him georne beád reste and gereorda (he pressed upon them greatly, Gen. 19, 3), Gen. 2440. Crístene men wé lǽrað swíðe georne ꝥ . . ., Ll. Th. i. 372, 15: Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 28. For eal crísten folc þingian georne, ii. 240, 4. Hé má cégde and geornor bæd, Bl. H. 19, 12. (5) of thinking, examining, observing, listening, &c., carefully, attentively:--Maria georne (giorne, L.) sceówade in ðá byrgene Maria prospexit in monumentum, Jn. R. 20, 11. Behealdað nú georne, Bl. H. 99, 18. Ꝥ hé his ágene dǽda georne smeáge, 109, 12: Ll. Th. i. 380, 13: 382, 5. Hé sceal snotorlíce smeágean and georne ðurhsmúgan ealle ðá ðíng, Angl. ix. 259, 21. Geþence hé swíðe georne, Ll. Th. i. 376, 18. Wé ús sylfe geðencean and gemunon þonne geornost, þonne wé gehýron Godes béc rǽdan, Bl. H. 111, 16. (6) gladly, willingly:--Baloham ful georne féran wolde ðǽr hine mon bæd, ac his éstfulnesse witteáh se esol Balaam pervenire ad propositum tendit, sed ejus votum animal praepedit, Past. 255, 22. Gife ic hit þé georne, Gen. 679. Dó hé swá him þearf is, gebúge georne intó mynstre, Ll. Th. i. 306, 3. Wé willað georne lufian and healdan gaudenter amplectimur, 440, 22. Ne hé him Godes fyrhtu georne ondrǽdað they are not willing to feel the fear of God, Ps. Th. 54, 20. Hé geornor wolde sibbe þonne gewinn, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 18. (6 a) of the course of events, happily, prosperously:--Hit ágann mid heom gódian georne they began to have uninterrupted prosperity, Wlfst. 14, 14. (7) eagerly, zealously:--Frýnd synd hié míne georne, Gen. 287. (8) of the passage of time, rapidly:--Hit tó ðám dóme nú georne neálǽcð it rapidly approaches the day of judgement, Wlfst. 18, 14, 17. (9) with verbs of knowing, believing, &c., well, thoroughly:--Hé wiste ful georne optime noverat, Gen. 39, 3. Wé witan ful georne, Wlfst. 157, 7. Mage wé wénan oþþe georne witan, Ll. Th. i. 238, 23. Þone þe rǽdgeþeaht georne cúðe, El. 1163. Ongitan giorne, Met. 29, 3. Hí þæt ongeáton and georne gesáwon, By. 84. Gereccan swá georne þone dǽl swá hé gearo stondeð, Dóm. 32. Wé georne gelýfað, Cri. 753: Ps. Th. 55, 4. Hé georne trúwode metodes hyldo, B. 669. Ꝥ wé þe geornor witon, Bl. H. 15, 31: Ll. Th. ii. 312, 25. Geornor ongietan, Ors. 2, 1; S. 60, 9. Þá dihteras þe his líf geornost cúðon, Guth. 4, 24. Hé getrúwode on ídel gylp ealra geornost, Ps. Th. 51, 6. (10) completely, entirely:--Him gást weorðeð georne áfyrred, Ps. Th. 103, 27. [O. Sax. O. H. Ger. gerno.] v. for-, un-georne. georne