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hǽtan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hǽtan, p. te; pp. ed
Wright's OE grammar
§134; §191; §531;
To heat, make hot
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  • Ðæt fýr ðe man ðæt ordál mid hǽtan sceal

    the fire with which the ordeal is to be heated,

      L. Ath. 4, 7; Th. i. 226, 11 : 14.
  • Tó hǽtanne magan

    to heat the stomach,

      L. M. 2, 10; Lchdm. ii. 188, 16.
  • Hit gelamp sume dæige ðæt ðæs swánes wíf hǽtte hire ofen and se king ðǽr big set

    it happened one day that the herdsman's wife heated her oven, and the king sat by,

      Shrn. 16, 15.
  • Hǽt scenc fulne wínes

    heat a cup full of wine,

      Lchdm. i. 370, 26 : ii. 24, 25.
Etymology
[Icel. heita : Ger. heizen]
Linked entries
v.  ge-hǽt.
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