For-tyhtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-tyhtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 for-tyhtan

p. te; pp. ed To draw away, lead astray, seduce; sedūcĕre :-- Se ealda feónd forlǽrde lygesearwum, leóde fortyhte the old fiend mistaught with lying snares, led astray the people, Elen. Kmbl. 416; El. 208. for-tyhtan

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛏᚣᚻᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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