A-bregdan

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-bregdan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 a-bregdan

p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden To move quickly, vibrate, remove, draw from, withdraw; vibrare, destringere, eximere, retra-here :-- Ðe abregdan sceal deáþ sáwle ðíne death shall draw from thee thy soul, Cd. 125; Th. 159, 22; Gen. 2638. Hwonne of heortan hunger oððe wulf sáwle and sorge abregde when from my heart hunger or wolf shall have torn both soul and sorrow, 104; Th. 137, 22; Gen. 2277. Hine of gromra clommum abrugdon they drew him from the clutches of the furious, 114; Th. 150, 4; Gen. 2486. v. bregdan. a-bregdan

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᛒᚱᛖᚷᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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