For-weornian

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-weornian

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 for-weornian

p. ode; pp. od To dry up, wither away, fade, grow old, rot, decay; marcescĕre, sĕnescĕre, tābescĕre :-- Eal forweornast, lámes gelícnes thou art all rotting, image of clay! Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 8; Seel. 18. Ðonne forweornaþ he and adeádaþ then it decays and dies, Homl. Th. i. 168, 31. Hý forweorniaþ they wither away, Salm. Kmbl . 629; Sal. 314. Ðæt gé hrædlíce forweornion that ye may speedily fade, Homl. Th. i. 64, 15. for-weornian

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᚹᛇᚱᚾᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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