Brist

Old English Dictionary Entry

Brist

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 brist

supportest; vehis; for birst, 2nd pres. s. of beran to bear, support :-- Ðú birst [MS. brist] ealle þing búton geswince thou supportest all things without labour, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 36. brist

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛁᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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