For-sewennes

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-sewennes

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: fore-seuwenes, -ness, -nyss, e; Related words:

Definitions

1 for-sewennes

f. A looking down upon, contempt; contemptus, despectio :-- Gefylled we synd forsewennysse replēti sŭmus despectiōne, Ps. Spl. 122, 4, 5. For his forsewennesse out of contempt for him, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 13. Forsewennyss contemptus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 17. for-sewennes

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛋᛖᚹᛖᚾᚾᛖᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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