Ge-hywian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-hywian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: ge-hiwian. ge-hywian

Definitions

1 ge-hywian

p. ode; pp. od. I. to form, fashion; fingĕre :-- Se ðe gehywode synderlíce heortan heora qui finxit singillātim corda eōrum, Ps. Lamb. 32, 15. II. to seem, pretend; sĭmŭlāre :-- Ðeáh ðe hit swá gehywod wǽre though it seemed so, Job Thw. 166, 6. Mid gehywedan móde with feigned mind, Th. Ap. 3, 2.

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚻᚣᚹᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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