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to befall, happen
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  • Hé hiene ofslóg, swá him eác selfum siþþan æfter lamp,

      Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 170, 10.
to belong. pertain
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  • Bútan ðém wioda ðe tó ðém sealtern limpð,

      Txts. 438, 25.

  • Limpeð,

      444, 16.

  • Médu mid riahte tó ðém lande limpað,

      439, 7. 438, 15.
to pertain to, be concerned with, have relation to
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  • Rǽdincga tó þæs hálgan árwyrþnesse limpende

    lectiones ad ipsius sancti uenerationem periinenies,

      Angl. xiii. 430, 936.. Add:
to befall, happen
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  • Hé hiene ofslóg, swá him eác selfum siþþan æfter lamp,

      Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 170, 10.
to belong. pertain
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  • Bútan ðém wioda ðe tó ðém sealtern limpð,

      Txts. 438, 25.

  • Limpeð,

      444, 16.

  • Médu mid riahte tó ðém lande limpað,

      439, 7. 438, 15.
to pertain to, be concerned with, have relation to
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  • Rǽdincga tó þæs hálgan árwyrþnesse limpende

    lectiones ad ipsius sancti uenerationem periinenies,

      Angl. xiii. 430, 936.
expressing a relation of equivalence where the same amount is expressed in different units
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  • .xxx. ombra gódes uuelesces aloð, ðet limpeð tó . xv. mittum,

      Txts. 444, 21.
to be suitable, be applicable
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  • Gif [lí]þe wyrtdrenc ne limpe, sele strangne,

      Lch. ii. 264, 3.
Etymology
[v. N. E. D. limp.]
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v. mis-limpan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “limpan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/54685.

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