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sengan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
sengan, p. de; p. ed
Wright's OE grammar
§289; §317; §530; §643;
To singe, scorch
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  • Gýme eác swán ðæt hé æfter sticunge his slyhtswýn wel behweorfe, sæncge,

      L. R. S. 6 ; Th. i. 436, 16.
Etymology
[Chauc, senge ; pp. seind : Prompt. Parv. sengiñ uslulare: O. Frs. senga : M. H. Ger. sengen : Du. zengen : cf. Icel. sangr burnt, scorched; sengja a singed taste.]
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v. be-sengan, unbesenged; singan.
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