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ge-leccan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-leccan, part. -leccende; ic -lecce, ðú -lecest, -lecst, he -leceþ, -lecþ, pl. -leccaþ; p. -lehte; pp. -leht
To moisten, wet; hŭmectāre, rĭgāre
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  • Geleccende muntas ofer ðám uferum his

    rĭgans montes de sŭpĕriōrĭbus suis,

    • Ps. Spl. 103, 14
    • .
  • Mid mínum teárum strecednysse míne oððe míne beddinge ic beþweá oððe ic gelecce

    lacrĭmis meis strātum meum rĭgābo,

    • Ps. Lamb. 6, 7
    • .
  • Sió mildheortnes ðæs láreówes geþwǽnþ and gelecþ ða breóst ðæs gehiérendes

    the kindness of the teacher softens and moistens the breast of the hearer,

    • Past. 18, 5; Swt. 137, 8
    • ;
    • Hat. MS. 27 a, 12
    • .
  • For ðam sýpe heó biþ geleht

    by the moistening it becomes wet,

    • Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6
    • .
  • Ðá sóna mínne ðurst gelehte

    I then at once slaked my thirst,

    • Nar. 12, 11
    • .
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v.  ge-leht.
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