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bennian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
bennian, bennegean; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ben a wound]
To wound; vulnerare
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  • Mec ísern bennade

    iron wounded me

    • Exon. 130 a
    • ;
    • Th. 499, 7
    • ;
    • Rä. 88, 12.
  • Ic geseah winnende wiht wído bennegean [benne gean, Th.]

    I saw a block [wood] wound [lit. to wound = wounding] a striving creature

    • 114 a
    • ;
    • Th. 438, 4
    • ;
    • Rä. 57, 2.
Derived forms
ge-bennian
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