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ge-hendan

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  • Nyle deáð ǽnig swæð ǽfre forlǽtan, ǽr hé gehende (? gehede, MS.,

    the prose corresponding to the passage is

    :-- Ǽr hé geféhþ ꝥ ꝥ hé æfter spyreð,
      Bt. 39, I; F. 212, l)
    ðæt hé æfter spyrede, Met. 27, 15.
  • Hig beóþ gelæhte ł; gehende on heora módignysse

    comprehendantur in superbia sua,

      Ps. L. 58, 13.
Etymology
[Icel. henda to catch. Cf. Goth. fra-hinþan to take captive.]
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