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Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + dēah + -an.
Pronunciation
Verb
ġedīeġan
- 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)
Conjugation