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hnappian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hnappian, hnæppian; p. ode
Wright's OE grammar
§57; §78; §536;
To slumber, sleep, doze
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  • Ne slǽpþ ne ne hnappaþ se ðe hylt Israhél

    non dormitabit neque dormiet qui custodit Israel,

      Homl. Th. ii. 230, 6.
  • Hnæppaþ,

      Ps. Spl. 120, 4.
  • Se ðe hnæppaþ

    qui dormit,

      40, 9.
  • Ða mǽdenu hnappiaþ

    the maidens slumber,

      Homl. Th. ii. 566, 26.
  • Ne slǽpþ se no fæsðe ac hnappaþ

    non autem dormire sed dormitare est,

      Past. 28, 4; Swt. 195, 8.
  • Ac ðonne hnæppiaþ úrebrǽwas

    palpebræ vero dormitant,

      195, 2.
  • Gif hé hwón hnappode ðǽrrihte hine drehton nihtlíce gedwimor

    if he dozed a little, straightway nightly phantoms tormented him,

      Homl. Th. i. 86, 18.
  • Ic hnæppode

    ego dormivi,

      Ps. Spl. 3, 5.
  • Ðá hnappedon hig ealle and slépon

    dormitaverunt omnes et dormierunt,

    Mt. Kmbl. [MS. A.] 25, 5.
  • Ne ne hnæppie se ðe healde ðé

    neque dormitet qui custodit te,

      Ps. Spl. 120, 3.
  • Ne ne hnappigen ðíne brǽwas

    ne dormitent palpebræ tuæ,

      Past. 28, 4; Swt. 193, 24, 19.
  • Hnappiende

    dormiens,

      Ps. Spl. 77, 71.
Etymology
[A. R. nappen: Chauc. Wick. Piers P. nappe: Prompt. Parv. nappyñ or slomeryñ dormito: cf. O. H. Ger. nafizan. Grff. ii. 1053.]
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v.  hnæppian.
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