á-stingan

Old English Dictionary Entry

á-stingan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 á-stingan

p. -stang, pl. -stungon. I. to thrust out :-- Heó his swýþran ége út ástang, Nar. 44, 14. Rómáne his eágan ástungon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. II. to stab :-- Hé hine sylfne mid his swurd ofástang he stabbed himself to death with his sword. Nor. 48, 24. [Goth. us-stiggan.] a-stingan

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ᚪ-ᛋᛏᛝᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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