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for-dǽlan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
for-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed
Wright's OE grammar
§649;
To deal out, expend; dispensāre, erŏgāre
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  • Seó fordǽlde on lǽcas eall ðæt heó áhte

    quæ in mĕdĭcos erogāvĕrat omnem substantiam suam,

    • Lk. Bos. 8, 43.
Etymology
[
Goth. fradailjan to give away
:
Dut. ver-deelen to divide, distribute
:
Ger. ver-theilen to distribute.
]
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