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þ
e
nnan
V
to stretch, spread out, extend, bend (a bow)
Source:
Ringe 2014
:52,
https://bosworthtoller.com/31665
originates from: PWGmc
*þannjan
"to extend" (þannjan
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þąnnjan
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þannjan
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þænnjan
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þennjan
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þennan) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:52)