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Old English Dictionary Entry

For-swelan

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1 for-swelan

p. -swæl, pl. -swǽlon; pp. -swolen [swelan to burn] To burn up, kindle; combūri :-- Hit fǽringa fýre byrneþ, forsweleþ under sunnan it suddenly burns with fire, kindles under the sun, Exon. 63 b; Th. 233, 29; Ph. 532. for-swelan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛋᚹᛖᛚᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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