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bígan

  • verb [ weak ]
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bígan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §136; §320; §530; §643;
To bow, bend, bend down, turn, turn back; flectere, deflectere, incurvare, retorquere
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  • His cneów bígde on eorþan

    genua flexit in terram,

      Bd. 5, 21; S. 643,15: 3, 2; S. 524, 14: Mt. Bos. 27, 29: Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 23; Ph. 459: Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 8: Lev. 1, 15.
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v. býgan.
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