Be-grindan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Be-grindan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 be-grindan

p. -grand, pl. -grundon; pp. -grunden. I. to grind, polish; perfricare, polire, exacuere :-- Sindrum begrunden ground with cinders, Exon. 107 a ; Th. 408, 3; Rä. 27, 6. II. to deprive; privare :-- Ǽlc hine selfa begrindeþ gástes dugeþum each deprives himself of his soul's happiness, Cd. 75; Th. 91, 33; Gen. 1521. DER. grindan. be-grindan

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛖ-ᚷᚱᛁᚾᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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