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Old English Dictionary Entry

Dofian

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1 dofian

p. ode To be doting, stupid:--Dobgendi, dobende decrepita, Txts. 55, 638. [D. D. dove to be in a doting state, be stupid. O. H. Ger. tobón (-én) delirare. Cf. Icel. dofna to become dead (of a limb); dofi torpor.]
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛞᚩᚠᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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