Éðian

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - éðian

According to the Old English Dictionary:

éðigean;

éðian
p. ode; pp. od. I. to breathe, inspire; hālāre, spīrāre, inspīrāre:-- He leórt tácen forþ, þurh fýres bleó, up éðigean he let a token forth breathe up, through colour of fire, Elen. Kmbl. 2211; El. 1107. Se gást éðaþ the spirit breathes, Greg. Dial. 2, 21. Hý ealle éðiaþ they all breathe, 4, 3. Éðode him on ðone múþe inspīrāvit ei in as, Martyrol. ad 28 April. II. to smell; ŏdōrāre:-- Habbaþ opene nóse, ne mágon éðian nāres hăbent et non ŏdōrăbunt, Ps. 113, 14. eþian,eðian
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