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leoþuwǽcan

  • verb [ weak ]
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leoþuwǽcan, liþewǽcan; p. -wǽhte
To become or to make soft, or pliant, to grow calm, to assuage, soften
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  • Liþewǽcaþ brymmas sǽs

    the surges of the sea become still,

    • Hymn. Lye
  • Liþewǽhte

    lentesceret,

    • Hpt. Gl. 479, 30.
  • Liþewǽhtan

    mollescerent, delenirent,

    • 481, 13
    • .
  • Leoþewǽce

    mitigare, pacificare,

    • 495, 22
    • .
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v. ge-liþewǽcan.
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