A-bacan

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-bacan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: ic -bace, ðú -bæcest, -bæcst, he -bæceþ, -bæcþ, Related words:

Definitions

1 a-bacan

pl. -bacaþ; p. -bóc, pl. -bócon; pp. -bacen To bake; pinsere, coquere :-- Se hláf þurh fýres hǽtan abacen the bread baked by the heat of fire. Homl. Pasc. Daye, A. D, 1567, p. 30, 8; Lisl. 410, 1623, p. 4, 16; Homl. Th. ii. p. 268, 9. a-bacan

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᛒᚪᚳᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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