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brengan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
brengan, ic brenge, ðú brengest, brengst, he brengeþ, brengþ, brencþ, pl. brengaþ ; p. ic, he brohte, ðú brohtest, pl. brohton; pp. broht ; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
§534;
To bring, adduce, lead, produce, bear, carry; ferre, afferre, offerre, proferre
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  • Ðæt geár mót brengan blósman

    the year may bring blossoms,

    • Bt. 7, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 20,

  • He brengeþ æfter swegeltorht sunne

    he brings after him the heavenly-bright sun,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 29, 46
      • ;
    • Met. 29, 23.

  • Eorþe sió cealde brengþ wæstma fela

    the cold earth bringeth many fruits,

    • 20, 201
      • ;
    • Met. 20, 101.

  • Brencþ

    brings,

    • 13, 120
      • ;
    • Met. 13, 60.

  • Wæter and eorþe wæstmas brengaþ

    water and earth produce fruits,

    • 20, 150
      • ;
    • Met. 20, 75.

  • Nú scíneþ ðe leóht, ðæt ic from Gode brohte

    now the light shineth, which I brought from God,

    • Cd. 29
      • ;
    • Th. 38, 32
      • ;
    • Gen. 615.

  • Ðú brohtest

    thou broughtest,

    • Exon. 121 a
      • ;
    • Th. 463, 34
      • ;
    • Hö. 80: 121 a
      • ;
    • Th. 464, 12
      • ;
    • Hö. 86.

  • Gabriél brohte

    Gabriel brought,

    • Exon. 12 b
      • ;
    • Th. 21, 18
      • ;
    • Cri. 336
      • :
    • Cd. 156
      • ;
    • Th. 194, 12
      • ;
    • Exod. 259.

  • Áras brohton

    the messengers brought,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1989
      • ;
    • El. 996.

  • Ða he hæfde ǽr him to wífe broht

    whom he had formerly married [lit. he had formerly taken to himself for a wife],

    • Bd. 3, 7
      • ;
    • S. 529, 30.
Derived forms
æt-gebrengan, forþ-brengan, ge-, ofer-, onge-, ongeán-
Linked entries
v.  bringan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “brengan.” 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/5058.

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