For-weornan

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-weornan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: for-wyrnan. for-weornan

Definitions

1 for-weornan

p. de; pp. ed To refuse; recūsāre :-- He forweornde swíðe he refused vehemently, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 16. Ne forweorn ðu me refuse thou not me. Hy. 3, 54; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 54.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᚹᛇᚱᚾᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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