A-belgan

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-belgan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: ic -beige, ðú -bilgst, -bilhst, he -bylgþ, -bilhþ, Related words: trans.

Definitions

1 a-belgan

pl. -belgaþ; p. -bealg, -bealh, pl. -bulgon; pp. -bolgen, [a, belgan to irritate] To cause any one to swell with anger, to anger, irritate, vex, incense; ira aliquem tumefacere, irritare, exasperare, incendere :-- Ne sceal ic ðé abelgan I would not anger thee, Salm. Kmbl. 657; Sal. 328. Oft ic wífe abelge oft I irritate a woman. Exon. 105b; Th. 402, 20; Rä. 21, 32. He abilhþ Gode he will incense God, Th. Dipl. 856; 117, 20. Ic ðe abealh I angered thee, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 4; Sae. 410: Beo. Th. 4550; B. 2280. God abulgan Deum exacerbaverunt, Ps. Th. 77, 41: Ex. 32, 29. Nú hig me abolgen habbaþ irascatur furor meus contra eos. Ex. 32, 10. He him abolgen wurþeþ he will be incensed against them, Cd. 22 ; Th. 28, 4; Gen. 430. Wæs swýðe abolgen erat graviter offensus, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 8. a-belgan

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ᚪ-ᛒᛖᛚᚷᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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