"geþwærian" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /jeˈθwæː.ri.ɑn/
Etymology: Equivalent to ġeþwǣre (“agreeable, concordant, harmonious”) + -ian (infinitive suffix) Etymology templates: {{suffix|ang|ġeþwǣre|-ian|pos2=infinitive suffix|t1=agreeable, concordant, harmonious}} ġeþwǣre (“agreeable, concordant, harmonious”) + -ian (infinitive suffix) Head templates: {{ang-verb|ġeþwǣrian}} ġeþwǣrian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ġeþwǣrian<w2>}} Forms: ġeþwǣrian [canonical], weak [table-tags], ġeþwǣrian [infinitive], ġeþwǣrienne [infinitive], ġeþwǣriġe [first-person, present, singular], ġeþwǣrode [first-person, past, singular], ġeþwǣrast [present, second-person, singular], ġeþwǣrodest [past, second-person, singular], ġeþwǣraþ [present, singular, third-person], ġeþwǣrode [past, singular, third-person], ġeþwǣriaþ [plural, present], ġeþwǣrodon [past, plural], ġeþwǣriġe [present, singular], ġeþwǣrode [past, singular], ġeþwǣriġen [plural, present], ġeþwǣroden [past, plural], ġeþwǣra [imperative, past, present, singular], ġeþwǣriaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ġeþwǣriende [imperative, present], ġeþwǣrod [imperative, past]
  1. to agree, consent, or be in accord
    Sense id: en-geþwærian-ang-verb-N74-jYCa Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -ian: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. to cause to agree; to make agreeable or mild
    Sense id: en-geþwærian-ang-verb-R2b9v9dg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ġeþwǣrlǣċan [uncommon]
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      "ipa": "/jeˈθwæː.ri.ɑn/"
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}

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