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CRÁWAN

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1 CRÁWAN

p. creów, pl. creówon; pp. cráwen To CROW as a cock; cantare instar galli :-- Ne crǽwþ se hana to-dæg non cantabit hodie gallus, Lk. Bos. 22, 34. Ne crǽwþ se cocc, ǽr ðú wiðsæcst me þríwa. Jn. Bos. 13, 38; the koc schal not crowe, til thou schalt denye me thries, Wyc. Ǽrðamðe cocc cráwe, þriwa ðú wiðsæcst mín antequam gallus cantet, ter me negabis. Mt. Bos. 26, 34. Ǽrðamðe se cocc cráwe, þríwa ðú me wiðsæcst, 26, 75; bifore the cok crowe, thries thou shall denye me. Wyc. Ǽr hana cráwe priusquam gallus vocem dederit, Mk. Bos. 14, 30. Ǽr se hana cráwe, 14, 72; bifore the cok synge, Wyc: Lk. Bos. 32, 61. Sóna se cocc creów statim gallus cantavit, Jn. Bos. 18, 27. Hrædlíce ðá creów se cocc. Mt. Bos. 26, 74, anon the cok crew. Wyc. Se hana creów gallus cantavit, Mk. Bos. 14, 68: Lk. Bos. 22, 60. Ðá eftsóna creów se hana, Mk. Bos. 14, 72; anon eftsoones the cok song, Wyc. [Wyc. crowe : Plat. kreien, kreijen: Dut. kraaijen: Kil. kraeyen: Ger. krähen: M. H. Ger. kræjen: O. H. Ger. krájan, kráhan.] crawan
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ᚳᚱᚪᚹᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Jn.
Gospel of St. John (OE translation)
Lk.
Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Mk.
Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Mt.
Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
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