gediegan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ dēah +‎ -an.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ġedīeġan

  1. to survive, endure
    • Godfremmendra swylcum / gifeþe bið / þæt þone hilderæs / hal gedigeþ.It is always granted to those who do good that they survive the battle-charge unhurt. (Beowulf ll. 299-300)
    • Hwæþere ic fara feng / feore gedigde / siþes werig / []Yet I survived with my life from my foes' grasp, weary from the journey. (Beowulf, ll. 578-9)

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