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Old English Dictionary Entry

A-eargian

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1 a-eargian

p. ode, ade; pp. od [a, eargian torpescere] To become slothful; segnis fieri :-- Hý ondrédan, gif hí hwílum ne ILLEGIBLE, ðæt hý tó raðe a-eargadon they dreaded, if they did not sometimes wage war, that they should too soon become slothful, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20. a-eargian
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᛠᚱᚷᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Ors.
Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
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