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hlǽnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hlǽnian, p. ode
To make lean or to become lean
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  • Ðæt hé his líchoman hlǽnige

    ut caro maceretur,

      Past. 14, 6; Swt. 87, 17.
  • Ðonne ðæt flǽsc hlǽnaþ

    dum carnem macerant,

      43, 6; Swt. 313, 20.
Etymology
[Prompt. Parv. lenyñ or make lene macero.]
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