hindeman
siðe, _spoke then the last time
to each of the men_, 2517.
to each of the men_, 2517.
Beowulf
þæt
þū þone wælgǣst wihte ne grētte, _that thou shouldst by no means seek out
the murderous spirit_ (Grendel), 1996; similarly, sg. III. þæt hē ne grētte
goldweard þone, 3082; pret. part. þǣr wæs . . . gomenwudu grēted, 1066.
ge-grētan, w. acc. : 1) _to greet, to salute, to address_: pret. sg. holdne
gegrētte mēaglum wordum, _greeted the dear man with formal words_, 1981;
gegrētte þā gumena gehwylcne . . .
hindeman siðe, _spoke then the last time
to each of the men_, 2517. --2) _to approach, to come near, to seek out_:
inf. sceal . . . manig ōðerne gōdum gegrētan ofer ganotes bæð, _many a one
will seek another across the sea with gifts_, 1862.
grēot, st. m. , _grit, sand, earth_: dat. sg. on grēote, 3169.
grēotan, st. v. , _to weep, to mourn, to lament_: pres. sg. III.
þū þone wælgǣst wihte ne grētte, _that thou shouldst by no means seek out
the murderous spirit_ (Grendel), 1996; similarly, sg. III. þæt hē ne grētte
goldweard þone, 3082; pret. part. þǣr wæs . . . gomenwudu grēted, 1066.
ge-grētan, w. acc. : 1) _to greet, to salute, to address_: pret. sg. holdne
gegrētte mēaglum wordum, _greeted the dear man with formal words_, 1981;
gegrētte þā gumena gehwylcne . . .
hindeman siðe, _spoke then the last time
to each of the men_, 2517. --2) _to approach, to come near, to seek out_:
inf. sceal . . . manig ōðerne gōdum gegrētan ofer ganotes bæð, _many a one
will seek another across the sea with gifts_, 1862.
grēot, st. m. , _grit, sand, earth_: dat. sg. on grēote, 3169.
grēotan, st. v. , _to weep, to mourn, to lament_: pres. sg. III.
