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JElf. Horn. I. 22 b : and begunnon t5a to wyrcenne. — lb. II. 196 b *: Sa Saer 
begann to brcestligenne micel Sunor, and liget sceotan on Saes folces gesihSe. 
JElf. L. S. 36.184: begann hi to wrcegenne. — lb. 530.704: on Sam fyrmestan 
dagan Se decius se casere to rixianne begann. 
JElf. Hept.: Gen. 8.3: Da waeteru . . . begunnon to wanigenne = coeperunt 
minui. — Gen. 18.27: Nu ic sene begann to sprecanne to minum drihtne = Quia 
semel coepi, loquar ad dominum meum.— Num. 3.10: gif hwa . . . beginne 
to cf enienne, swelte he deaSe = externus, qui ad ministrandum acceserit, morietur. 
— Judges 10.6: folc begunnon to geeacnienne heora . . . synna = Filii . . . pec- 
catis veteribus jungentes nova. 
fon, undertake, begin: 
(1) Uninflected: 
Wulf. 133.14 a - b : Sonne feh3 seo wealaf sorhful and sarigmod geomrigendum 
mode synna bemcenan and sarlice syfian. 
(2) Inflected: 
Wcerf. 197.6: Saet Sa Se in Sone biscop fengon to healdenne, Saet hi ne mihton 
adreogan Sa mycelnesse Saes regnes = 240 D: ut hi qui eum custodiendum 
acceperat, immensitatem pluviae ferre non possent (or final?). 
JEIJ. L. S. 70.345: fcengon on . . . maergen ealle to clypienne kyrrieleyson. 
— lb. XXXIV. 64: he feng to rcedene (sic!). 
JEIJ. Hept.: Judges 3.6: fengon to lufienne heora fulan Seawas = 0.— 
Judges 13.1: hig fengon eft to gremienne Sone . . . god = fecerunt malum in 
conspectu domini. 
Wulf. 105.33: Sa haeSenan . . . fengon to wurSienne aet nyhstan mistlice 
entas. 
forlaetan, abandon, omit: 
(1) Uninflected: 
And. 802 b : forlaetan moldern wunigean open eorSscraefu. 
(2) Inflected: 
Greg. 393.28: Saet hie n e forlaeten to wilnianne Sara Se Godes sien = 310.26: 
ut tamen appetere, quae Dei sunt, non omittant. 
geswican, stop, desist from: 
(1) Uninflected: 
JEIJ. L. S. XXXIII. 206: Ic bidde Se Saet Su ne geswice gebiddan me Saet ic 
mote findan etc. 
L. 5.4: Da he sprecan geswac, he cwaeS to Simone = Ut cessavit autem loqui, 
dixit ad Simonem. 
(2) Inflected: 
jElf. Horn. I. 46*: Ne geswicd Ses man to sprecenne tallice word ongean Sas 
halgan stowe and Godes ae. — lb. II. 156*: se . . . munuc ne geswac na Se 
hraSor Sam oSrum to Senigenne on gedafenlicum tidum. 
JElf. L. S. XXXI. 497: se feeder ne geswac hine to biddenne mid wope. 
onginnan [-y—], begin (occasionally attempt): 
(1) Uninflected: 
Beow. 101: oS Saet an ongan fyrene fremman. — lb. 244: no her cuSlicor 
cuman ongunnon lindhaebbende! 
Gen. 1316: ongan ofostlice Saet hof wyrcan. — lb. 1355: stigan onginned. 
Ex. 584: ongunnon saelafe segnum dcelan. 
Dan. 49: Saet he secan ongan. — lb. 599: Ongan Sa gyddigan. 
