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  • (_his repute spread afar_), 18. ge-springan, _to spring forth_: pret.sg. swâ þät blôd ge-sprang (_as the blood burst forth_), 1668.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • (_his repute spread afar_), 18. ge-springan, _to spring forth_: pret.sg. swā þæt blōd ge-sprang (_as the blood burst forth_), 1668.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • Sigemunde gesprong äfter deáð-däge dôm un-lytel, 885. on-springan, _to burst in two, spring asunder_: pret.pl. seonowe onsprungon, burston bânlocan 818. standan, st. v.: 1) absolutely or with prep., _to stand_: pres.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • Sigemunde gesprong æfter dēað-dæge dōm un-lȳtel, 885. on-springan, _to burst in two, spring asunder_: pret.pl. seonowe onsprungon, burston bānlocan 818. standan, st. v.: 1) absolutely or with prep., _to stand_: pres.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

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