BÝRGAN
- verb [ weak ]
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Ðú ðínes gewinnes wæstme býrgest
labores fructuum tuorum manducabis,
- Ps. Th. 127, 2.
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Nymþe ðú æppel ǽnne býrgdest
unless thou hast tasted an apple,
- Cd. 42; Th. 54, 21; Gen. 880.
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Hí bú þégun æppel, býrgdon forbodene
they both ate the apple, tasted the forbidden [fruit ],
- Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 11; Ph. 404.
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Nim ðé ðis ofæt on hand, bít hit and býrge
take to thee this fruit in hand, bite it and taste,
- Cd. 25; Th. 33, 12; Gen. 519.
Bosworth, Joseph. “BÝRGAN.” 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/5601.
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