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wæscan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
wæscan, wacsan, waxan, wacxan, waxsan; p. wósc, wócs, wóx, weóx; pp. wæscen, wacsen, waxen
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §57; §153; §263; §312; §508;
To wash
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  • Heó wæsceþ his hrægl,

      Exon. Th. 339, 24; Gn. Ex. 99.
  • Ðæt man cláðas waxe,

      Wulfst. 296, 7.
  • Wicþénas on ðone Sætresdæg ǽgðer ge fata þweán, ge wætercláðas wacsan (waxsan, waxan,

    v. ll.

    ),
      R. Ben. 59, 7.
  • Wacxon hig hira reáf,

      Ex. 19, 10.
  • Waxan hig ðæt innewerde,

      Lev. 1, 9, 13.
  • Ðá hig hira reáf wóxon (

    lavissent

    ),
      Ex. 19, 14.
  • Ðæt hi heora hrægel weócsan and clǽnsodon,

      Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 5.
  • Hé wolde his reówan and hwítlas on sǽ wacsan (wæscan,

      MS. T.), 4, 31; S. 610, 11.
  • Línene cláðas waxan,

      Lchdm. iii. 206, 29.
  • Hí sculan waxan sceáp,

      Chart. Th. 145, 13.
Etymology
[O. E. Homl. waschen, weschen; p. wosch, wesch: Laym. wascen: Orm wasshenn; p. wessh: A. R. waschen; p. weosch: O. L. Ger. wascan; p. wósc: O. H. Ger. wascan; p. wuosc: Icel. vaska; p. vaskaði.]
Similar entries
v. á-, ge-wæscan (-wacsan); un-wæscen, un-áwæscen.
Linked entries
v.  wacsan wascan waxan.
Full form

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  • wæscan, v.