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grafan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
grafan, ic grafe, græfe, ðú græfest, græfst, he græfeþ, græfþ, pl. grafaþ; p. gróf, pl. grófon; pp. grafen.
Wright's OE grammar
§54; §57; §508;
to dig, delve, dig up; fodere, effodere
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  • Ic be grunde græfe

    I dig along the ground,

      Exon. 106 a; Th. 403, 3: Rä. 22, 2.

  • Ðæt fýr græfeþ grimlíce eorþan sceátas

    the fire shall fiercely delve the tracts of earth,

      Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 19; Cri. 1004: 95 a; Th. 354, 55; Reim. 66.

  • Se forma feohgítsere gróf æfter golde

    the first miser delved after gold,

      Bt. Met. Fox 8, 113; Met. 8, 57: Exon. l09 a; Th. 416, 4; Rä. 34, 6: 130 a; Th. 498, 24; Rä. 88, 6.

  • Ðæt ic grófe græf

    that I may dig a grave,

      Exon. 95 a; Th. 355, 3; Reim. 71.
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GRAVE, engrave, carve; sculpere, cælare
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  • Ic grafe

    sculpo,

      Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 20.

  • Ðonne hí wóhgodu worhtan and grófun

    in sculptilibus suis emulati sunt eum,

      Ps. Th. 77, 58.

  • Ac hý grófon ǽghwylcne stán swá se cásere geþohte

    they carved each stone as the emperor designed,

      Shrn. 146, 16.
Etymology
[Laym. graven: Prompt. Parv. gravin sculpere: O. Sax. (bi-)graƀan: Goth. graban: Icel. grafa: O. H. Ger. graban.]
Derived forms
DER. a-grafan, be-, bi-.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “grafan.” 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/17446.

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