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Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-creópan

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1 ge-creópan

p. -creáp, pl. -crupon To creep, crawl. (1) of a human being :-- Hé ne meahte gangan, ac hé gecreáp in þá ciricean he could not walk, but he crawled into the church, Shrn. 126, 25. (2) of a reptile :-- Gecreáp þǽr inn tó þám hálgan men sum unhýre nǽddre, Gr. D. 211, 13. ge-creopan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚳᚱᛖᚩᛈᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Gr.
Ælfric's Grammar
Shrn.
Shrine (collection of OE texts)
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