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Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-cnyssan

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1 ge-cnyssan

p. ede, de; pp. ed [cnyssan to press, trouble] To press, trouble, strike, beat, overcome; prĕmĕre, trībŭlāre, pulsāre, īcĕre :-- Unsóþfæstne wet yfel gcnysseþ vĭrum injustum măla căpient, Ps. Th. 139, 11. Gecnyssed ictus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 55. Wurdon Rómáne gecnysede the Romans were overcome, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 71, 19. ge-cnyssan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚳᚾᚣᛋᛋᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Gr.
Ælfric's Grammar
Ors.
Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Som.
Somner's Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
Ælfc.
Ælfric
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