geondleccan

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Old English

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Etymology

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Equivalent to ġeond- +‎ leċċan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /je͜ondˈlet.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

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ġeondleċċan

  1. (transitive, accusative) to water, irrigate
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Gif hē hine of flōdum Godes wordes gindlecþ.
      If he irrigates him(self) with floods of God's word...
  2. (transitive, accusative) to wet or moisten thoroughly
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Geondleccende muntas of heora uferum dǣlum.
      Thoroughly wetting mountains from their upper parts.

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