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dúfan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
dúfan, ic dúfe, ðú dýfst, he dýfþ, pl. dúfaþ; p. ic, he deáf, ðú dufe, pl. dufon; pp. dofen
Wright's OE grammar
§299; §496;
To DIVE, sink; mergi
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  • Ic deáf under ýðe

    I dived under the wave,

    • Exon. 126 b
    • ;
    • Th. 487,
    • 18;
    • Rä. 73, 4: 113 b
    • ;
    • Th. 434,
    • 23;
    • Rä. 52,
    • 5.
  • Dúfe seó hand æfter ðam stáne óþ ða wriste

    let the hand dive after the stone up to the wrist,

    • L. Ath. iv. 7
    • ;
    • Th. i. 226,
    • 16.
  • Gif ðú dýfst

    if thou sinkest,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 392,
    • 35.
  • Mid ðam ðe he deáf

    when he was sinking,

    ii.
    • 392, 2: 390,
    • 21.
Derived forms
be-dúfan, ge-, onge-, þurh-
Linked entries
v.  dýfan.
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