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lafian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
lafian, p. ode
To lave, bathe, pour water on
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  • Nim ðone wǽtan and wyrm and lafa ðín heáfod mid

    take the liquor and warm it and lave thy head with it,

    • Lchdm. iii. 48, 7
      • .

  • Wyrc ðæt bæþ of ðám ilcum wyrtum on cealdum wyllewætre gecnuwa ða wyrta swíðe wel lege on ðæt wæter lafa on ðone swile

    make the bath of the same herbs in cold spring-water, pound the herbs very thoroughly, lay on, pour the water on to the swelling,

    • L. M., 1, 31
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 74, 29
      • .

  • Genim beren eár beseng lege on swá hát and hát wæter lafa on

    take a barley ear, singe it, apply it as hot as possible, and pour hot water on,

    • 1, 51
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 124, 18
      • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. labian, labén, labón reficere, refocillare
:
Ger. laben.
]
Similar entries
v. ge-lafian.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “lafian.” 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/21035.

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