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ge-stincan

  • verb [ strong ]
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ge-stincan, p. -stanc, pl. -stuncon; pp. -stuncen
To perceive by the sense of smelling; olfacere aliquid, odorare, odorari
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  • Nas-þeorlu oððe nósa hí habbaþ, and híg ne gestincaþ

    nostrils or noses they have, and they smell not,

      Ps. Lamb. second 113, 6.
  • Hí nóse habbaþ náwiht gestincaþ

    they have a nose [and] smell naught,

      Ps. Th. 134, 17.
  • Sume mágon gehíran, sume gestincan

    some can hear, some smell,

      Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 24.
  • Ðonne gé ða swétan stencas gestincaþ

    when ye smell the sweet odours,

      Blickl. Homl. 59, 3.
  • Hí ðæs landes lyft gestuncon

    they smelt the air of the land,

      Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 35.
  • Hí ná gestingcaþ [ = gestincaþ]

    they smell not,

      Ps. Spl. 113, 14.
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