Bi-swícan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Bi-swícan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: be-swícan. bi-swican

Definitions

1 bi-swícan

p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen To deceive, seduce; decipere, seducere :-- Ic Néron biswác [MS. bisweac] I deceived Nero, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 25; Jul. 302.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁ-ᛋᚹᛁᚳᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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