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assa

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
assa, an; m: asse, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§57; §306; §401;
A male ass; asinus
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  • Se assa geseah ðone engel

    asinus cernebat angelum,

    • Num. 22, 23, 25
    • .
  • Beót ðone assan

    verberabat asinum,

    • 22, 23, 25
    • .
  • Gif ðú geméte ðínes feóndes assan, lǽd hine to him

    si occurreris inimici tui asino erranti, reduc ad eum,

    • Ex. 23, 4: 23, 5
    • .
  • Wilde assan

    wild asses;

    onagri

    ,
    • Ps. Spl. C. 103, 12
    • .
  • Ðá feóll se asse adúne

    tum concidit asinus,

    • Num. 22, 27
    • .
  • He hæfde on olfendum and on assum micele ǽhta

    he had great possessions in camels and in asses,

    • Gen. 12, 16: 22, 5
    • .
Etymology
[
O.Nrs. asni, m. asinus
.]
Similar entries
v. asse, esol.
Linked entries
v.  ESOL.
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