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Ge-hladan

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1 ge-hladan

p. -hlód, -hleód, pl. -hlódon; pp. -hladen, -hlæden. I. to load, burden, freight, heap up; onĕrāre, impōnĕre, congĕrĕre, cŭmŭlāre :-- Ðe he on foldan on his gǽste gehlód which he on earth loaded on his soul, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 10; Cri. 1035. He sǽbát gehleód he loaded the sea-boat, Beo. Th. 1795, note; B. 895, note. Hí gehlódon werum and wífum wǽghengestas they loaded the ocean-stallions with men and women, Elen. Kmbl. 467; El. 234 : Cd. 174; Th. 220, 2; Dan. 65. Biþ seó módor wistum gehladen the mother is laden with provisions, Exon. 128 a; Th. 492, 16; Rä. 81, 16. Ða wǽron ofætes gehlædene which were laden with fruit. Cd. 23; Th. 30, 4; Gen. 461. II. to draw [water]; haurire :-- To gehladanne haurire, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 15. ge-hladan
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Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚻᛚᚪᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Beo.
Beowulf
Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
El.
Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Gen.
Genesis (OE poem)
Jn.
Gospel of St. John (OE translation)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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