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trahtnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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trahtnian, p. ode.
trans. To expound, explain
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  • Hægmon trahtnaþ ðis gospell,

    • Homl. Th. i. 510, 26.

  • Gregorius trahtnode ðis godspel,

    • ii. 550, 1.

  • Ic wolde eów trahtnian ðis godspel, ðe mann nú beforan eów rǽdde,

    • i. 166, 3.

  • Ðes cwyde is swíðor tó ondrǽdenne ðonne tó trahtnigenne,

    • 332, 4
      • :
    • ii. 90, 5.
to give as explanation of (be) something
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  • Wé sprǽcon be ðam sǽde ðe betwux ðam ðornum sprang . . . Drihten sylf trahtnode be ðisum ðæt ða sind de Godes word gehýraþ ac hí sind gebysgode mid heora welum

    we spoke of the seed that sprang tip among the thorns . . . The Lord himself gave as explanation of this, that they are those that hear God's word, but are occupied with their wealth,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 92, 7.
with prep, to treat of (be, ymbe)
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  • Manega trahtnedon ymbe ðis angin

    de hoc principio mulli tractaverunt,

    • Anglia viii. 307, 7.

  • Mid were ǽwfæstum trahtna (tracta) be hálignysse,

    • Scint. 200, 14.

  • Nú wille wé be ðyssere freólstíde trahtnian,

    • Homl. Th. i. 104, 9.

  • Wé woldon gefyrn trahtnian be ðam lambe,

    • ii. 278, 11.
Etymology
[
Nimeþþ gom off þiss þatt her iss trahhtnedd, Orm. 11680.
]
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v. á-, ge-, ofer-trahtnian; trahtian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “trahtnian.” 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/30967.

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