Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-cnyttan

Part of speech: -cnyhtan;

Definitions

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1 ge-cnyttan

p. -cnytte; pp. -cnytted, -cnytt, -cnyt [cnyttan to tie] To tie or fasten to, to annex; adnectĕre, allīgāre :-- Gecnyttan adnectĕre, Cot. 4. Bende gicnyhtest vinculo nexius ti, Rtl. 108, 21. Betere him ys ðæt án cwyrnstán sí to hys swyran gecnytt expĕdit ei ut suspendātur mŏla asĭnāria in collo ejus, Mt. Bos. 18, 6. Gecnyt, Mk. Bos. 9, 42 : Lk. Bos. 17, 2. Gicnyht, Rtl. 109, 41; Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 44. [Laym. i-cnutten; p. pl. knotted.] ge-cnyttan

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Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚳᚾᚣᛏᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Cot.: Cottonian Manuscripts
Jn.: Gospel of St. John (OE translation)
Lk.: Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Mk.: Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Mt.: Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)

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