Ge-hrifnian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-hrifnian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words:

Definitions

1 ge-hrifnian

p. ode To be gorged (? cf. hrif) :-- Alexandres æfterfol-geras xiiii geár þisne middangeard tōtugon and tōtǣron þǣm gelīcost þonne seó leó bringd his hungregum hwelpum hwæt tō ētanne : hié donne gecȳdad on dǣm ǣte hwelc heora mǣst mæg gehrifnian. Swā dyde Ptholomeus þā hē tōgædere gesweóp ealle Ægyptum and Arabia principes ejus xiiii annis orbem dilaniaverunt, et veluti opimam praedam a leone frostratam avidi discerpsere catuli. Itaque Ptolemaeo Aegyptus Arabiae-que pars sorte provenit, Ors. 3, II ; S. 142, 26. ge-hrifnian

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚻᚱᛁᚠᚾᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

About

Old English Dictionary project aims to provide a comprehensive searchable dictionary for Old English (Anglo-Saxon).

It includes abbreviations, works & authors, and authentic runic inscriptions.

Support

Quick Links

Copyright © 2025 Old English Dictionary
"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"