Beótung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Beótung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 beótung

f. A threatening, raging; comminatio, minæ :-- Beótunge dǽdum gefyldon [they] followed the threatening with deeds, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 39. Ðá wæs his mód mid ðám beótungum gebreged then was his mind frightened by the threatenings, 2, 12; S. 513, 14 : 1, 7; S. 477, 23. DER. ge-beótung. beotung

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛖᚩᛏᚢᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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