Brosnung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Brosnung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 brosnung

f. Corruption, decay; corruptio, defectio :-- Ic niðerastíge on brosnunge descendo in corruptionem, Ps. Lamb. 29, 10: Homl. Th. ii. 206, 2: 268, 35: 536, 20. Wæs ne wélan brosnung there was no decay of wealth, Exon. 44 b; Th. 151, 25; Gú. 800. DER. ge-brosnung, un-. brosnung

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᚩᛋᚾᚢᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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