Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-mynd-drepen

Part of speech: e;

Definitions

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1 ge-mynd-drepen

f. A mind stroke, a swoon, delirium; mentis percussio :-- On gemynd-drepen in his mind's swoon, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 34; Gen. 1571. Grn. has,-On gemynd drepen; pp. of drepan. DER. drepen. ge-mynd-drepen,gemynd-drepen

Similar Words

-gal
-gale (-a)
-galness
-gangendlic
-gealla

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛗᚣᚾᛞ-ᛞᚱᛖᛈᛖᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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