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dwæscan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
dwæscan, p. dwæscede , dwæscte; pp. dwæsced, dwæsct
Wright's OE grammar
§56;
To extinguish, put out; extinguĕre
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  • Dryhten lǽnan lífes leahtras dwæsceþ

    the Lord extinguishes the crimes of this frail life,

    • Exon. 62 b
    • ;
    • Th. 229,
    • 17;
    • Ph. 456: 128 b; Th. 493,
    • 19;
    • Rä. 81,
    • 33.
  • Feóndscype dwæscaþ, sibbe sáwaþ on sefan manna

    extinguish enmity , sow peace in the minds of men,

    14 b;
    • Th. 30,
    • 28;
    • Cri,
    • 486.
Derived forms
a-dwæscan, to-, un-adwæscendlíc
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