Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-sárgian

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1 ge-sárgian

p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [sárgian to afflict] To afflict, trouble, damage; of afflīgĕre, trībŭlāre :-- Biþ untreó gesárgad the faithless shall be afflicted, Exon. 22 a; Th. 59, 34; Cri. 962: 22 a; Th. 60, 18; Cri. 971. Ne sceal nán mon siócne monnan gesárgodne swencan no one ought to afflict a sick troubled person, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 20. Wǽron hie gesárgode they were damaged, Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 8. ge-sargian

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Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛋᚪᚱᚷᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Chr.: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Erl.: Earle, J. (editor)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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