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lafian

lafian

Old English

Verb

lafian

  1. to sprinkle water, pour out
  2. to pour water on, wash; bathe
  3. to ladle out

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *labōną ‎(“to refresh, strengthen”), from Proto-Indo-European *lōbh- ‎(“to strengthen oneself, rest”). Akin to Old Saxon lavōn ‎(“to refresh, revive”) (Dutch laven ‎(“to refresh”)), Old High German labōn ‎(“to wash, refresh”) (German laben ‎(“to refresh”)), Ancient Greek λαπάζειν ‎(lapázein), ἀλαπάζειν ‎(alapázein, “to empty out; rest, refresh”). The sense of "wash" in West Germanic is possibly due to influence from unrelated Latin lavare ‎(“to wash”).

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