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Old English Dictionary Entry

ǽ-spring

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1 ǽ-spring

n.water, spring a spring] A water-spring, fountain; aquæ fons, fons :-- Se æðela fugel æt ðam ǽspringe wunaþ the noble fowl remains at the fountain, Exon. 57a; Th. 204, 28; Ph. 104. Ǽspringe útawealleþ of clife a fountain springs out of a cliff, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 23; Met. 5, 12. Ealle ǽspiynge all springs, Exon. 55a; Th. 194, 5; Az. 134, 93b; Th. 351, 8; Sch. 77.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ǽ-ᛋᛈᚱᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.
Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Fox
Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Met.
Metres of Boethius (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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