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FEOHAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
FEOHAN, feón; part. feónde; p. feah, pl. fǽgon; pp. fegen
To rejoice, be glad, exult; gaudēre, lætāri, exultāre
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  • Se feónde [MS. feond] gespearn fleótende hreáw

    the exulting [raven] perched on the floating corpses,

    • Cd. 72
    • ;
    • Th. 87, 11
    • ;
    • Gen. 1447.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. gi-fehón to make to rejoice
:
O. H. Ger. gi-fëhan, gi-vëhan gaudēre.
]
Derived forms
ge-feohan, -feón
Linked entries
v.  feón.
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