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pæþþan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
pæþþan, p. de
Wright's OE grammar
§55;
To tread (a path), to traverse
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  • Tungol gársecges grundas pæþeþ

    the sun (after it has set) treads ocean's depths as its path,

      Exon. 350, 29 ; Sch. 71.
  • Eorþgræf pæþeþ

    it makes its way along a trench,

      439, 26; Rä. 59, 9.
  • Sume fótum twám foldan peþþaþ, sume fiérféte,

      Met. 31, 10.
  • Ic mearcpaþas træd, móras pæþde,

      Exon. 485, 8 ; Rä. 71, 10.
Etymology
[Cf. O. H. Ger. pfadón to go along a path, Grff. 3, 326.]
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v.  peþþan.
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