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efnan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.
Wright's OE grammar
§56; §532;
to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low; prosternĕre
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  • Ic efne to eorþan ealdne ceorl

    I throw down the old churl to earth.

    • Exon. 107 b
      • ;
    • Th. 409,
      • 28;
    • Rä. 28,
      • 8.
to perform, execute, labour, achieve; patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre
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  • Ic ǽ ðíne efne and healde

    custōdiam lēgem tuam.

    • Ps. Th. 118, 44: 118, 131,
      • 143.

  • Óþ-ðæt his byre mihte eorlscipe efnan

    until his son might achieve a valorous deed,

    • Beo. 5237
      • ;
    • B. 2622
      • .

  • Ðe ǽr eorlscipe efnde

    who before performed valorous deeds,

    • 6006
      • ;
    • B. 3007
      • .

  • Hie efndon unrihtdóm

    they executed unrighteousness.

    • Cd. 181
      • ;
    • Th. 227,
      • 7;
    • Dan. 183
      • .

  • Hie ðat efnedon sóna

    they performed that soon,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1423
      • ;
    • El. 713
      • .

  • Efn elne ðis

    perform this boldly,

    • Exon. 80 a
      • ;
    • Th. 300,
      • 18;
    • Fä. 8
      • .
Derived forms
ge-efnan
Linked entries
v.  æfnan ge-efnan efnian.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “efnan.” 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/9033.

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