ne
hȳrde ic snotor-līcor on swā geongum feore guman
þingian
(_I never heard a
man so young speak so wisely_), 1844.
Beowulf
enters into a treaty_ (seeks aid at?) _with the court of
the Gēatas_, referring to the old German custom of princes entering the
service or suite of a foreign king), 1838. Leo.--2) _to prepare, appoint_:
pret. part. wiste [æt] þǣm āhlǣcan ... hilde ge-þinged, 648; hraðe wæs ...
mēce ge-þinged, 1939.
þingian, w. v.: 1) _to speak in an assembly, make an address_: inf.
ne
hȳrde ic snotor-līcor on swā geongum feore guman
þingian
(_I never heard a
man so young speak so wisely_), 1844.
--2) _to compound, settle, lay aside_:
inf. ne wolde feorh-bealo ... fēo þingian (_would not compound the
life-bale for money_), 156; so, pret. sg. þā fǣhðe fēo þingode, 470.