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Old English Dictionary Entry

Be-slítan

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Definitions

Definitions

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1 be-slítan

p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten To slit, tear; findere, lacerare :-- Ðec sculon moldwyrmas monige seonowum beslítan many mould-worms shall tear thee from thy sinews, Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 9; Seel. 73. Hér sculon abídan bán besliten seonwum here shall abide the bones torn from the sinews, Exon. 99 a; Th. 370, 20; Seel. 62.
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛖ-ᛋᛚᛁᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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