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punian
/punian /*
Morphological Analysis
Wordclass: Verb
Verb Class: Weak
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punian
. Add :-- Nim níwe beáne and puna, Lch. iii. 108, 17. Þeáh þú punige (contuderis) stuntne on pílan swylce berenhula punigendum (feriente) bufan punere, Scint. 95, 18. [v. N. E. D. pound.]
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punian
; p. ode To pound, beat, bray :-- Puna pound (the roots), Lchdm. iii. 292, 19. [Cf. Wicklif, Mt. 21, 44 : it shal to gidre poune (conteret) hym. Halliwell gives pun as a West-country word, and quotes Florio : 'to stampe or punne in a morter.'] v. ge-punian.
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