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facian
/fatʃian /*
Morphological Analysis
Wordclass: Verb
Verb Class: Weak
facian
; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad To acquire; acquīrĕre :-- Ðe he him sylfum facade Mæcedonia onweald because he wished to get the government of the Macedonians for himself, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 28.
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facian
. Substitute: fácian; p. ode. I. trans. To wish for, desire to obtain :-- Pirrus him for þám swíþost fylste þe hé him selfum fácode Mæcedonia anweald Pyrrhus helped them chiefly for the reason that he wanted the kingdom of Macedonia for himself; his se Pyrrhus jungit, sperans Demetrium Macedonia posse depelli, Ors. 3, 11 ; S. 152, 7. II. intrans. To arrive at a point (?), reach :-- Andlanges þæs ealdan mylegeares oð hit fácað on þǽm ífihtan æsce (until the boundary reaches (?) the ivy-clad ash-tree), C. D. B.
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