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Old English Dictionary Entry

Fleswian

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1 fleswian

p. ede; pp. ed To mutter, whisper; susurrāre :-- Mid ðý he ðá geswippre múþe líccetende ǽrend rehte [MS. wrehte] and leáse fleswede when he then told a feigned message with his crafty mouth, and falsely whispered; cum sĭmŭlātam lēgātiōnem ōre astūto volvĕret, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 20. fleswian
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᛖᛋᚹᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bd.
Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (OE translation)
S.
Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
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