An-ginnan

Old English Dictionary Entry

An-ginnan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: on-ginnan. an-ginnan

Definitions

1 an-ginnan

p. -gan, pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen To begin, undertake; incipere :-- Angan hine gyrwan began to prepare himself, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 26; Gen. 442: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 118; Met. 1, 59.

Runic Inscription

ᚪᚾ-ᚷᛁᚾᚾᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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