Ge-leánian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-leánian

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 ge-leánian

p. ode; pp. od To reward, repay, recompense; reddĕre, trĭbuĕre, rependĕre :-- Ne mágon we geleánian him mid láþes wihte we may not reward him with aught of hostility, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 15; Gen. 394. Him ðæt geleánaþ lífes Waldend the Lord of life will repay him that, Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 9; Dóm. 85. Biþ hiora yfel geleánod be heora gewyrhtum their wickedness is recompensed according to their deserts, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 4. ge-leanian

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛚᛖᚪᚾᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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