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ge-dæftan

  • verb
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ge-dæftan, p. -dæfte; pp. dæft
Wright's OE grammar
§530;
To put in order, make ready, prepare
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  • Ða ðe mid ðám [treowum] Cristes weig gedæfton

    those who with the [trees] prepared Christ's way,

    • Homl. Th. i. 212, 34
    • .
  • He eów betǽcþ mycele healle gedæfte

    ipse vobis ostendet cenaculum magnum stratum,

    • Lk. Bos. 22, 12
    • :
    • Mk. Bos. 14, 15
    • .
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