Ge-lúcan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-lúcan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 ge-lúcan

p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen To shut, lock, fasten, weave; claudĕre, nectĕre :-- Ðé gelúcaþ ríce heofona quia clauditis regnum cælorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 13. He geseah segn eallgylden, hondwundra mǽst, gelocen leóðo-cræftum [or leoðo-cræftum?] he saw an all-golden ensign, greatest of hand-wonders, woven by arts of song [by magic], Beo. Th. 5531; B. 2769. [Cf. hand-locen.] ge-lucan

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛚᚢᚳᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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