Fóre-rynel

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóre-rynel

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: fór-rynel, es; Related words: fór-rynel. fore-rynel

Definitions

1 fóre-rynel

m. [fóre, fór before; rynel, es; m. a runner] A fore-runner; præcursor :-- Iohannes his fórerynel wæs on lífe ge on deáþe John was his fore-runner both in life and in death, Ælfc. T. 24, 20: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28, MS. Cot.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱᛖ-ᚱᚣᚾᛖᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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