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ge-bendan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ge-bendan, -bændan; p. -bende; pp. -bended, -bend.
to bend; flectĕre, tendĕre
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  • He hornbogan hearde gebendaþ

    confrēgit cornua arcuum,

    • Ps. Th. 75, 3
    • .
  • He gebende his bogan

    he bent his bow,

    • Homl. Th. i. 502, 15
    • .
  • Of gebendum bogan

    from a bended bow,

    • Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 28, 2
    • .
to bind, fetter; vincīre
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  • Swá gebend he wæs wuniende, óþ he his líf forlét

    he remained so bound until he gave up his life,

    • Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 103, 1
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  • Hieremias se wítega wearþ oft gebend

    Jeremiah the prophet was often in bonds,

    • Ælfc. T. 18, 23
    • .
Derived forms
bendan
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v.  ge-bændan.
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