Fercian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fercian

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 fercian

p. ode; pp. od To bring, assist, help, support; ferre, adjŭvāre, subvĕnīre, sustentāre :-- Hí fercodon ða scypo eft to Lundenne they brought the ships again to London, Chr. 1009; Th. 260, 31, col. 2. On ðisum lífe we ateoriaþ gif we us mid bigleofan ne ferciaþ in this life we faint if we support not ourselves with food, Homl. Th. i. 488, 33. DER. gefercian. fercian

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ᚠᛖᚱᚳᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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