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GNAGAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
GNAGAN, ic gnage, ðú gnægest, gnægst, gnæhst, he gnægeþ, gnægþ, gnæhþ, pl. gnagaþ; p. gnóh, pl. gnógon; pp. gnagen, gnægen
Wright's OE grammar
§57; §508;
To GNAW, bite; rodere
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  • Ic gnage

    rodo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4
    • ;
    • Som. 31, 24
    • .
  • Ðæt gewrit beó geworpen músen to gnagene

    illiusmodi litteraturæ membranula suricum morsibus corrodenda,

    • Chart. Th. 318, 29
    • .
Etymology
[
Gnagan = ge-nagan
:
Icel. gnaga, naga
:
O. H. Ger. nagan, gi-nagan.
]
Derived forms
be-gnagan, for-
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