Fór-rídan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fór-rídan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 fór-rídan

p. -rád, pl. -ridon; pp. -riden To ride before, intercept; præequĭtāre, intercĭpĕre :-- Fórrád sió fierd hie fóran the force rode before them. Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 25. Ða men hie fóran fórridan mehton bútan geweorce the men they might intercept outside the work, 894; Erl. 93, 11. [Laym. p.p. forriden: Ger. vor-reiten to ride before.] for-ridan

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᚱᛁᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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