néahlǽcan

néahlǽcan
irreg wv/t1b w.d. or tó to come or draw near, approach; be near; be like; cling to; [néah, lǽcan]; 1. of movement in space; 2. of movement in time; (1) with a noun or pronoun as subject; se dóm néahlǽcð the judgment draws near; (1a) with clause; nú néahlǽcð, þæt wé sculon úre ǽhta gesamnian it approaches that we shall gather our property; (2) with impersonal construction, to approach a season or event; hit tó þǽm dóme néahlǽcð;
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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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