For-bindan

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-bindan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: ic -binde; Related words:

Definitions

1 for-bindan

p. -band, pl. -bundon; subj. pres. -binde, pl. -binden; pp. -bunden To bind or tie up; allígáre:-- Ne forbinden gé ná ðǽm þyrstendum oxum ðone múþe may not tie up the mouth of the thirsting oxen, Past. 16, 5; Hat. MS. 21 b, 7. for-bindan

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛒᛁᚾᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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