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a-bláwan

  • verb [ strong ]
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a-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -bláwen
To blow, breathe; flare, efflare
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  • On ableów

    inspiravit.

    • Gen. 2, 7
    • .
  • Út ablawan

    to breathe forth.

    • Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 20
    • .
  • Nǽfre mon ðæs hlúde býman abláweþ

    never does a man blow the trumpet so loudly,

    • Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 27
    • ;
    • Dóm. 110
    • .
  • God ðá geworhte mannan and ableów on his ansýne líflícne blǽd God

    then made man and blew into his face the breath of life,

    • Hexam. 11; Norm. 18, 25
    • .
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v.  a-bleów.
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