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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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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-stincan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/16173.

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