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sinnan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
sinnan, p. sann, pl. sunnon ; pp. sunnen ;
Wright's OE grammar
§498;
with gen. To care for, mind, heed
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  • Ne ic mé eorþwelan ówiht sinne, ne mé mid móde micles gyrne,

      Exon. Th. 121, 18 ; Gú. 290.
  • Hé wæs swungen sárslegum . . . hrá weorces ne sann (

    the body cared not for pain

    ),
      Andr. Kmbl. 2556 ; An. 1279.
  • Hié fægerra (-o, MS.) lyt for ædelinge idesa (-e, MS.) sunnun ac hié Sarran swíðor micle wynsumne wlite heredon

    they (Pharaoh's nobles) heeded little fair women before the prince, but much more did they praise the winsome beauty of Sarah,

      Cd. Th. 111, 10 ; Gen. 1853.
Etymology
[Cf. Icel. sinna (wk.) to care for, mind, give heed to.]
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