A-galan

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-galan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: he -gælþ; Related words:

Definitions

1 a-galan

p. -gól, pl. -gólon; pp. -galen [a, galan to sing] To sing, chant; canere, cantare :-- He fúsleóþ agól he sang the death-song, Exon. 52b; Th. 183, 1; Gú, 1320. Fyrdleóþ agól wulf on walde a war-song sung the wolf in the wood, Elen. Kmbl. 54; El. 27: Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521. a-galan

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᚷᚪᛚᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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