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ACAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
ACAN, ic ace, ðú æcest, æcst, he æceþ, æcþ, pl. acaþ; p. óc, pl. ócon; subj. ic, ðú, he ace; pp. acen; v. n.
To AKE, pain; dolere
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  • Gif mannes midrif [MS. midrife] ace

    if a man's midriff ake,

    • Herb. 3,6; Lchdm. i. 88, 11
    • :
    • Herb. Cont. 3, 6 ; Lchdm. i. 6; 3, 6.
  • Acaþ míne eágan

    my eyes ake,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 36, MS. D
    • ; [mistiaþ = acaþ,
    • Som. 38, 48
    ]; dolent mei oculi, Mann.
Etymology
[
Laym. p. oc
:
R. Glouc. p. ok
:
Chauc, ake
:
N. L. Ger. aken, æken
.]
Linked entries
v.  acen æcest æceþ æcst æcþ.
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