Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-súpan

Definitions

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1 ge-súpan

p. -seáp, pl. -supon; pp. -sopen To sup, sip, suck up, absorb; absorbēre :-- Wén is ðæt hí us woldan wætre gelíce sóna gesúpan forsĭtan vĕlut aqua absorbuissent nos, Ps. Th. 123, 3. ge-supan

Similar Words

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

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛋᚢᛈᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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