A-swápan

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-swápan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: he -swápþ, -swæpþ ; Related words: 12, 44. v. swápan. a-swapan

Definitions

1 a-swápan

p. -sweóp, pl. -sweópon ; pp. -swópen To sweep off, clean; verrere, mundare :-- Hit aswǽpþ aweg ðæt yfel abstergat mala, Past. 36, 8 ; Hat. MS. 48 b, 16 : Exon. 106 b ; Th. 405, 21; Rä. 24, 5. Aswópen clǽne mundatus, Mt. Rush. St

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᛋᚹᚪᛈᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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