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BYCGAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
BYCGAN, bicgan, bycgean; ic bycge, bicge, ðú bygest, he bygeþ, pl. bycgaþ, bicgaþ; p. bohte, pl. bohton; impert. byge, bige, pl. bycgaþ; pp. boht; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
§43; §47; §106; §112; §160; §240; §319; §326; §534; §539;
To BUY, procure; emere, redimere
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  • Hí woldon mete bicgan

    cibos emerent,

      Jn. Bos. 4, 8.

  • Ðæt hie bicgan scoldon

    which they must buy,

      Beo. Th. 2615; B. 1305: Exon. 120b; Th. 463, 11; Hö. 68.

  • Ðá híg férdon bycgean

    dum irent emere,

      Mt. Bos. 25, 10.

  • Ic bicge

    I buy,

      Salm. Kmbl. 403; Sal. 202.

  • Mete bygeþ he

    he buys meat,

      Exon. 90b; Th. 340, 14; Gn. Ex. 111.

  • Hí bycgaþ

    they buy,

      33b; Th. 106, 27, note; Gú. 47.

  • Ðæt góde men mid feó bicgaþ

    which good men buy with money,

      114a; Th. 436, 37; Rä. 55, 12.

  • Ðæt bohte Abraham

    quam emit Abraham,

      Gen. 49, 30: Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 27.

  • Menn heora land bohton [MS. bohtan]

    men bought their land,

      Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 10.

  • Bige us to ðæs cynges þeówette

    eme nos in servitudinem regiam,

      Gen. 47, 19.

  • Bige ða þing

    eme ea,

      Jn. Bos. 13, 29.

  • Bycgaþ eów ele

    emite oleum vobis,

      Mt. Bos. 25, 9.
Etymology
[Wyc. bigge, bye, biȝe: R. Brun. bie: Laym. bugge: Orm. biggenn: O. Sax. buggean: Frs. bikje: Goth. bugyan.]
Derived forms
DER. a-bycgan, -bicgan, be-, ge-: un-boht, unbe-, unge-.
Linked entries
v.  bicgan bycgean.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “BYCGAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5526.

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