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dýgan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
dýgan, p. dýgde; pp. dýged [dugan vălēre]
To do good, benefit; prodesse, vălēre
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  • Ic secge ðæt sió fórespræc nedýge náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him fore þingaþ

    I say that the defence does no good either to the guilty or to him who pleads for him,

    • Bt. 38
    • ;
    • 7
    • ;
    • Fox 210,
    • 6.
  • Ðæt ys to gelýfenne ðæt hit dýge

    it is to be believed that it may benefit,

    • Herb. 2,
    • 15;
    • Lchdm. i. 84,
    • 19.
Derived forms
ge-dýgan, -dígan, -dégan
Linked entries
v.  ge-dígan.
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