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Old English Dictionary Entry

Drypan

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Definitions

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1 drypan

p. de, te; pp. ed To drop, moisten; stillāre, humectāre :-- Nime ánne eles dropan, and drype on án mycel fýr take a drop of oil, and drop it on a large fire, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 88, 11: L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 5, 7, 24, 28, 30. Heó drypte in ða eágan she dropped it on the eyes, Guthl. 22; Gdwin. 98, 2. Míne handa drypton myrran my hands dropped myrrh, Homl. Th. i. 118, 4. He bæd ðæt Lazarus móste his tungan drypan he prayed that Lazarus might moisten his tongue, i. 330, 29. DER. ge-drypan.
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛞᚱᚣᛈᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

L.
Latin

Works & Authors

Ors.
Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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