For-bégan

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-bégan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: for-býgan. for-began

Definitions

1 for-bégan

p. de; pp. ed To bow down, bend down, humble, abase, destroy; deprĭmĕre, hŭmĭliāre, immĭnuĕre:-- Ðæt gé gúþfreán gylp for-bégan that ye may humble the warrior's pride. Andr. Kmbl. 2668; An. 1335: 3141; An. 1573: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛒᛖᚷᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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