For-molsnian

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-molsnian

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 for-molsnian

p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [molsnian to corrupt] To putrefy, corrupt, make rotten, decay; putrefăcĕre, tabefăcĕre, macĕrāre :-- To duste formolsnod decayed to dust, Wanl. Catal. 20, 4; Homl. Th. i. 218, 25. Se ylca God, ðé ealle þing of náhte geworhte, mæg arǽran ða formolsnedan líchaman of ðam duste the same God, that wrought all things from naught, can raise up the decayed corpses from the dust, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 6. for-molsnian

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛗᚩᛚᛋᚾᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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