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Old English Dictionary Entry

Drúsan

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1 drúsan

part. drúsende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; DROWSE; cadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse :-- Cén drúsende the sinking flame, Elen. Kmbl. 2514; El. 1258. Lagu drúsade, wǽldreóre fág the stream became slower, stained with deadly gore, Beo. Th. 3265; B. 1630. He drúsende deáþ ne bisorgaþ he cares not for death when he becomes inactive [by age], Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 31; Ph. 368: 52 b; Th. 184, 33; Gú. 1353.
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛞᚱᚢᛋᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
El.
Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Gú.
Guthlac (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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