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Old English Dictionary Entry

Bi-wrecan

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Definitions

Definitions

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1 bi-wrecan

p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen To strike or beat around, to surround; circum pulsare, circumdare :-- Hí sculon onfón in fýrbaðe wælmum biwrecene wráþlíc andleán they must receive dire retribution in the fire-bath surrounded with flames, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 11; Cri. 832.
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁ-ᚹᚱᛖᚳᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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