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dípan

  • verb [ weak ]
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dípan, p. te.
to dip, immerse
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  • Sé ðe dépið (ðépeð, L.) honde in þás parabside

    qui intingit manum in parapside,

      Mt. R. 26, 23.
  • Hafa þú þíne þrí fingras swílce þú dýpan wille . . . Swilce þú feþere hæb(b)e and hí dýpe,

      Tech. ii. 128, 18-22.
to baptize
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  • Ic eówic dépu (

    baptizo) wætere . . . sé eówic dépið (baptizabit )

    fýre,
      Mt. R. 3, 11.
  • Ꝥte hé wǽre dépid

    ut baptizaretur,

      3, 13.
  • Wérun dépte

    baptizabantur,

      3, 6.
Etymology
[v. N. E. D. deep, vb. 4. Goth. daupjan: O. Sax. dópian: O. H. Ger. toufen.]
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v. be-, in-dípan.
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v.  dépan.
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