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ge-spannan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
ge-spannan, -sponnan; p. -speón; pp. -spannen
To join, span, clasp, fasten
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  • Gúþweard grímhelm gespeón

    the leader clasped his helm,

      Cd. 151; Th. 188, 27; Exod. 174.
  • Ðá héht cásere gesponnan fiówer wildo hors to scride

    then the emperor ordered to harness four wild horses to a chariot,

      Shrn. 71, 34.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. gi-spannan tendere, conjungere.]
Similar entries
v. spannan.
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v.  ge-span.
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