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sícan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
sícan, sýcan; p. te
Wright's OE grammar
§534;
To cause to suck, to suckle, give suck
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  • Ðú sýcst hálgum breóste

    lactas sacrato ubere,

      Hymn. Surt. 75, 43.
  • Ða breóst ðe ne síctun (sýctun, MS. A.)

    ubera quae non lactauenmt,

      Lk. Skt. 23, 29.
Similar entries
v. ge-sícan, á-sícyd; súcan.
Linked entries
v.  sýcan.
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