Ā-ginnan

Menurut Kamus Old English:

ā-ginnan

Add: I. to begin to do (infin, or gerund) :-- Marcus āginþ wrītan ꝥ godspell, Chr. 47 ; P. 7, 31. Āgann Landfranc atȳwian, 1070; P. 206, 12. Āgan se cyng tō smtágenne, 1006; P. 137, 19. II. to attempt :-- Gif man beforan ædelinge gefeoht āginned, Ll. Th. i. 332, 4. Āginne hē hit georne let him diligently attempt it. ii. 282, 2. Mæg þeáh bōt cuman, wille hit man georne on eornost āginnan, i. 348, 24. Ǣr þām þe hī habban bōte āgunnnen, 324, 13. III. to act, proceed :-- Ic wid eów stīdlīcor āginne donne ic tale wid eów habban wylle I shall proceed too severely against you for me to be willing to have speech with you. Hml. S. 23, 183. Þā anlīcnessa hē gemacode þurh drȳcræft þæt hȳ āgunnon swylce hȳ cwice wǣron he made the images by magic to act as if they were alive, Wlfst. 99, l.

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