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Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-gyrnan

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1 ge-gyrnan

p. de; pp. ed [gyrnan to yearn] To desire, seek; desīdĕrāre, pĕtĕre :-- Ic friþ wille æt Gode gegyrnan I will desire peace from God, Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 24; Gú. 229. Ðonne ðæt gegyrnaþ ða ðe him Godes egsa hleónaþ ofer heáfdum when they over whose heads the fear of God impendeth, desire that, 33 b; Th. 106, 18; Gú. 43. ge-gyrnan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚷᚣᚱᚾᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Exon.
Exeter Book
Gú.
Guthlac (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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