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FEALDAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
FEALDAN, ic fealde, ðú fealdest, fylst, he fealdeþ, fylt, pl. fealdaþ; p. feóld, pl. feóldon; pp. fealden [feald a fold]
Wright's OE grammar
§64; §303; §516; §628;
To FOLD up, wrap; plĭcāre
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  • Gód scipstýra hǽtfealdan ðæt segl

    a good pilot gives order to furl the sail,

    • Bt. 41,
    • 3;
    • Fox 250,
    • 14.
  • Ic fealde plĭco; ic feóld plĭcui vel

    plĭcāvi,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 24
    • ;
    • Som. 25,
    • 50.
  • He feóld his fét uppan his bedd

    collēgit pĕdes suos sŭper lectŭlum,

    • Gen. 49,
    • 32.
  • Fingras feóldon [MS. feóldan] mec

    fingers folded me,

    • Exon. 107 a
    • ;
    • Th. 408,
    • 4;
    • Rä. 27,
    • 7.
  • Ðæt he hine fealde swá swá bóc

    that it fold itself like a book,

    • Ps. Th. 49,
    • 5.
Etymology
[
Wyc. folden, falt, pp. bent, bowed:
Chauc. folden:
Dut. vouwen:
Ger. falten:
M. H. Ger. valten, valden:
O. H. Ger. faldan:
Goth. falþan:
Dan. folde:
Swed. fålla:
Icel. falda
.]
Derived forms
be-fealdan, bi-, ge-, onbe-, ongeán-, tobe-, to-, un-
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