Ge-hyrstan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-hyrstan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 ge-hyrstan

p. -hyrste; pp. -hyrsted, -hyrst To adorn, ornament, decorate; adornāre, ornāre, dĕcŏrāre :-- He gehyrsteþ wél he adorns the metal work, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 27; Vy. 74. Golde gehyrsted adorned with gold, Elen. Kmbl. 662; El. 331 : Andr. Kmbl. 90; An. 45. Ða bióþ mid fetlum gehyrste who are adorned with belts, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 6. ge-hyrstan

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚻᚣᚱᛋᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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