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geuntrumian

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Old English

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, ġe- +‎ untrumian

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Verb

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ġeuntrumian

  1. (transitive) to weaken, sicken
  2. (intransitive) to be or become weak or sick
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Þā on þām eahteoþan ġēare siþþan hēo abbudisse wæs, hēo wæs ġeuntrumod swā swā hēo ǣr witeġode, swā þæt ān ġeswel wēox on hire swūran myċel under ċynnbane...
      Then on the eighth year since she became abbotess, she was sickened as she had previously predicted, as a large tumor grew on her neck under the chinbone....

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