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Ge-hyrstan

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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
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚻᚣᚱᛋᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

An.
Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.
Andreas (OE poem)
Bt.
Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
El.
Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Fox
Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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