For-sweógian

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-sweógian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: for-swígian. for-sweogian

Definitions

1 for-sweógian

p. ode; pp. od To pass over in silence, keep silent; sĭlentio prætĕrīre :-- We ne durron forsweógian ... gif we hit forsweógiaþ we dare not keep silent ... if we keep it silent, L. Ælf. P. 1; Th. ii. 364, 11. 13.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛋᚹᛖᚩᚷᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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