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ge-molsnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-molsnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
To corrupt, decay, wither; putrefacere, tabefacere, macerare, marcescere
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  • He ðǽr on moldan gemolsnaþ

    he shall there rot in the earth,

      Blickl. Homl. 109, 32.
  • Míne herewíc syndon gebrosnode and gemolsnode

    my dwellings are decayed and perished,

      113, 26.
  • Gemolsnad flǽsc

    tabes,

      Ælfc. Gl. 12; Wrt. Voc. 20, 16: Solil. 2.
  • Swá gemolsnad wyrt

    as a withered herb,

      Ps. Th. 89, 6.
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