Ge-lendan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-lendan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: he -lent; Related words:

Definitions

1 ge-lendan

p. -lende; pp. -lended, -lend To approach, come, arrive, go, proceed; applĭcāáre, accēdĕre, procēdĕre :-- Ic gelende mid scipe applĭco, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 53. Ðæt scip gelent mid ðý streáme the ship goes with the current, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 13; Hat. MS. Conon gelende to Ahtene Conon came to Athens, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 12 : Chr. 886; Erl. 85, 10. He wæs on hergaþ gelend on ðæt ilce ríce he had arrived on a plundering expedition in the same kingdom, 894; Erl. 92, 3. Heo on Norþhumbrelond gelændon mid æscum they came to Northumbria with their boats, Th. An. 120, 17 : Shrn. 191, 15. ge-lendan

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛚᛖᚾᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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