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hæftan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hæftan, p. hæfte; pp. hæfted, hæft
Wright's OE grammar
§56; §530;
To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprison
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  • Gif hé nite hwá hine áborgie hæfton hine

    if he knows not who will be his surety let them arrest him,

    • L. Ath. i. 20
      • ;
    • Th. i. 210, 8
      • .

  • Seó stów ðe ðú nú on hæft eart

    the place in which you are now imprisoned,

    • Bt. 11, 1
      • ;
    • Fox 32, 27
      • .

  • Hæft mid hringa gesponne

    bound with the clasp of rings,

    • Cd. 25
      • ;
    • Th. 47, 17
      • ;
    • Gen. 762
      • .

  • Hringan hæfted

    confined with rings,

    • Exon. 102 b
      • ;
    • Th. 387, 8
      • ;
    • Rä. 5, 2
      • .

  • Tó bodanne hæftedum

    prædicare captivis,

    • Lk. Skt. Rush. 4, 18
      • .
Etymology
[
Goth. haftjan
:
O. Sax. heftian to bind, fetter
:
O. H. Ger. heftan
:
Ger. heften
.]
Derived forms
be-, ge-hæftan
Similar entries
v. hæft.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hæftan.” 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/17854.

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