Essian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Essian

Old English Dictionary Entry

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Definitions

1 essian

p. ode; pp. od To waste, consume; tābescĕre :-- Essian me dyde æfþanca mín tābescĕre me fēcit zēlus meus. Ps. Spl. M. 118, 139. essian

Runic Inscription

ᛖᛋᛋᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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