Old English Dictionary Entry

æ-men

Definitions

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1 æ-men

adj. [æ without, man man] Unmanned, depopulated, desolate; hominibus nudus, non habitatus :-- Stód seó dýgle stów ídel and æmen the secret spot stood void and desolate, Exon. 35 a; Th. 115, 9; Gú. 187. æ-men

Similar Words

-ælfen
-ærn
Æ
æ-bilgan
æ-bilignes

Runic Inscription

ᚫ-ᛗᛖᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Exon.: Exeter Book
Gú.: Guthlac (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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