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1.
somnen
v.
105 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To urge (sb. to do sth.), invite, call upon; order (sb. to do sth.); -- also with
that
clause;
ben somned
, be called upon (to do sth.), be obliged;
ben somned to
, be invited to (a feast); (b) ?to…
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