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fagnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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fagnian, p. ode ; pp. od
To rejoice, be delighted with, wish for; gaudēre, appĕtĕre
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  • Fagnian

    to rejoice,

    • Bt. 30,
    • 1;
    • Fox 108, 7,
    • 10.
  • Herodes fagnode, ðá he ðone Hǽlend geseah

    Hērōdes, vīso Jēsu, gāvīsus est,

    • Lk. Bos. 23,
    • 8.
  • To hwon fagnast ðú ðæs ðe ǽ ðú ǽr hæfdest

    why dost thou long for what thou formerly hadst?

    • Bt. 14,
    • 2;
    • Fox 42,
    • 32.
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