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nestan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
nestan, p. te
To spin
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  • Ne wynnes and ne nestas

    non laborant neque nent,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 28.
  • Nestaþ,

    • Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 27.
Etymology
[Cf.
Icel. nist a pin; nista to pin
:
O. H. Ger. nestilo, nestila vitta, funiculus, redimiculum, vitta, fibula, ansa
:
Ger. nestel.
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