For-fleón

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-fleón

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 for-fleón

p. -fleah, pl. -flugon; subj. pres. -fleó, pl. -fleón; pp. -flogen [for-, fleón to flee] To flee away from, escape; fŭgĕre, effŭgĕre :-- Ic forfleó mine hlǽfdian a făcie dŏmĭnæ meæ ĕgo fŭgio. Gen. 16, 8. Ðaet gé ðás towerdan þing forfleón that ye escape those future things, Lk. Bos. 21, 36. for-fleon

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᚠᛚᛖᚩᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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