And-saca

Old English Dictionary Entry

And-saca

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: ond-, an; Related words: saca. and-saca

Definitions

1 and-saca

m. A denier, renouncer, an apostate, opposer, enemy; negator, renunciator, adversarius:--Ofer eorþan andsaca ne wæs íherí was not an opposer on the earth. Cd. 208 ; Th. 258, 2 ; Dan. 669. Godes andsaca an opposer or a forsaker of God, 23; Th. 28, 27; Gen. 442. : Beo. Th. 3369; B. 1682. Godes andsacan God's enemies, Cd. 219; Th. 281, 10; Sat. 269: Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 22 ; Cri. 1594. Mid þám andsacum with the apostates, Cd. 17 ; Th. 21, 6; Gen. 320.

Runic Inscription

ᚪᚾᛞ-ᛋᚪᚳᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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