Ge-eán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-eán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: gecelf. DER. eánian [?]. ge-ean

Definitions

1 ge-eán

adj. Yeaning; enītens, pariens :-- Ðú wást ðæt ic hæbbe hnesce litlingas, and ge-eáne eówa mid me thou knowest that I have tender infants and yeaning sheep with me, Gen. 33, 13; tu scis [MS. nosti = novisti], quod parvŭlos hăbeam tĕnĕros et oves fētas mecum, Vulg. Gen. 33, 13.

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛖᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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