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1.
biquēthen
v.
Additional spellings:
bequethen
44 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
To assign (property, rights, etc.) by formal will, leave by will, bequeath.
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quēthen
v.
177 quotations in 6 senses
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With direct discourse: (a) with a direct declarative, imperative, or exclamatory quotation: to say (sth.), command, exclaim; (b)
quethen to (til, unto)
, with direct quotation: to say (sth.) to (sb.)…
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