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drinca

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
drinca, an; m: drince, an; f. [drinc drink]
Drink; potus
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  • Eáðe we mágon geseón hwǽr se drinca is

    we can easily see where the drink is,

    • Ors. 5,
      • 8;
    • Bos. 107,
      • 30.

  • He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum

    he would bear drink to his brethren,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 180,
      • 5.

  • He bæd hint drincan and heó him blíðelíce sealde

    he asked for drink and she gave it him gladly,

    Jud:
    • 4, 19: Basil admn. 4
      • ;
    • Norm. 42,
      • 24.

  • He bæd God ðæt he him asende drincan

    he prayed God to send him drink,

    • Jud. 15,
      • 18.

  • Drince mylsce drincan sió gebét ða biternesse

    let him drink a mulled drink which will amend the bitterness,

    • L. M. 1,
      • 42;
    • Lchdm. ii. 108,
      • 2.
Derived forms
áttor-drinca, on-
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “drinca.” 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/7961.

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