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ge-bregdan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
ge-bregdan, p. -brægd , pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden [ge-, bregdan to vibrate, draw] .
to draw, unsheath; stringĕre, exĭmĕre
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  • He hringmǽl gebrægd

    he drew the ringed sword,

    • Beo. Th.3133
    • ;
    • B. 1564
    • .
  • He gebrægd his sweord

    exēmit gladium suum,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 51
    • .
to feign, pretend
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  • Se ðe ða gebregdnan dómas démde

    he who hath judged false judgments,

    • Blickl. Homl. 99, 32
    • .
Etymology
[v. brægden.]
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v. gebredan.
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v.  ge-brægd.
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