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Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to ġeond- + scēawian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /je͜ondˈskæ͜ɑː.wi.ɑn/
Verb
ġeondscēawian
- (transitive) to look through, at, or about; to survey
10th century, The Wanderer:þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.- when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
comrades of men. They often swim away.
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