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Old English Dictionary Entry

Eald-geníþla

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1 eald-geníþla

m. An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan; antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus :-- Ðe-læs him ealdgeníþlan scyððan cómon lest the oldfoes might come to injure him, Andr. Kmbl. 2098; An. 1050 : Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 37. Ealdgeníþla, helle hæftling the old fiend, hell's captive, Andr. Kmbl. 2682; An. 1343.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛠᛚᛞ-ᚷᛖᚾᛁᚦᛚᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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An.
Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.
Andreas (OE poem)
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