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mæðel-hégende

  • verb
  • participle
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Grammar
mæðel-hégende, part. pres.
Attending, holding or addressing an assembly or council, consulting, conversing
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  • Biscopas and bóceras and ealdormen mæðelhégende (

    in council

    ),
    • Andr. Kmbl. 1217
    • ;
    • An. 609.
  • Beornas cómon mæðelhégende . . Ðá wæs tó ðam þingstede þeód gesamnod

    men came who had to attend the meeting . . Then was the people collected at the meeting-place,

    • 2194
    • ;
    • An. 1098.
  • Hwæt se manna wæs meðelhégendra

    who of men that speak was he,

    • 524
    • ;
    • An. 262.
  • Héht gebeódan meðelhégende on gemót cuman, ða ðe deóplícost Dryhtnes gerýno reccan cúðon,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 557
    • ;
    • El. 279.
Etymology
(cf.
Icel. þing-heyjandi 'the law term for any person who visits a þing, on a summons to perform any public duty,' Cl. and Vig.
)
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v. mæðel.
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  • mæðel-hégende, v.; part.