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Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-hleápan

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1 ge-hleápan

p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen To leap, dance; salire, saltare :-- Meotud gehleápeþ heá dúne the Creator shall leap the high downs, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 10; Cri. 717. He gehleóp ðone eoh he leaped upon the horse, Byrht. Th. 137, 20; By. 189. ge-hleapan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚻᛚᛖᚪᛈᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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