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Old English Dictionary Entry

A-fyrsian

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1 a-fyrsian

p. ode; pp. od; [a, fyrsian to remove] To remove farthest away, drive away, dispel; pellere, propellere, auferre :-- He afyrseþ gást ealdormanna aufert spiritum principum, Ps. Spl. 75, 12: 45, 9. Ðe deófla afyrseþ which drives devils away, L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 360, 29.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᚠᚣᚱᛋᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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L.
Latin

Works & Authors

C.
Corpus Christi College MS
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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