geondsawan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ġeond- + sāwan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /je͜ondˈsɑː.wɑn/

Verb

ġeondsāwan

  1. (transitive, accusative) to sow, scatter, or spread around; to disseminate
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Dēawdriās on dæge weorþeþ winde geondsāwen.
      The dew-fall in day is scattered by the wind.

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