Old English Dictionary Entry

A-fleón

Part of speech: he -flíhþ; Related words: intrans. To flee away

Definitions

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1 a-fleón

p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen. I. effugere :-- Gǽst aflíhþ the spirit fleeth away. Exon. 40 a; Th. 132, 20; Gú. 475: 58a; Th. 208,13; Ph. 155. II. fugare :-- Hí aflogene wǽron they were put to flight, Jud. 6, 14. DER. fleón. a-fleon

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Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᚠᛚᛖᚩᚾ

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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