Bryrdan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Bryrdan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: he bryrdeþ, bryrdþ, bryrþ; Related words:

Definitions

1 bryrdan

p. bryrde; pp. bryrded, bryrd [brord stimulus, cuspis] To prick, goad, incite, urge, constrain; compungere, stimulare, instigare, urgere, compellere :-- Se Ælmihtiga ealle gesceafta bryrþ mid his bridlum the Almighty constrains all creatures with his bridles, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 5; Met. 13, 3. DER. a-bryrdan, an-, in-, on-. bryrdan

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᚣᚱᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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