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dafenian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
dafenian, dafnian; p.ode ; pp. od
To be seemly or becoming ; decere
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  • Swá swá dafnaþ munuce

    as becomes a monk;

    sicut decet monacho,
    • Coll. Monast. Th. 35,
    • 5.
Derived forms
ge-dafenian, -dafnian
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  • dafenian, v.