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fóre-astreccan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
fóre-astreccan, p. -astreahte, -astrehte; pp. -astreaht, -astreht
To lay or stretch out before; prōsternĕre
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  • Ðæt he fóreastrehte hig on wéstene

    ut prōsternĕret eos in deserto,

    • Ps. Spl. T. 105, 25.
Etymology
[
Ger. vor-strecken to stretch forth.
]
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  • fóre-astreccan, v.