A.-S.
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The past tense of the A.-S. verb wunian, to persist, to continue, to be accustomed.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
For month we have in A.-S. mónâdh, in Gothic menoth, both masculine.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
There are numerous examples of the A.-S. period.
From Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850 by Various
The word “to blaze,” in the sense of to noise abroad, comes from the A.-S. blaesan, to blow, cf. the Ger. blasen; in sense, if not in origin, it is confused with “blazon” in heraldry.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
From A.-S. glisnian, glow, or shine with a soft light.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
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