Ge-stépan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-stépan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 ge-stépan

p. -stépte; pp. -stépt [stapan to raise]. I. to set erect, raise; ērĭgĕre :-- Syndon ða fóreweallas fægre gestépte the forewalls are fairly raised, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 26; Exod. 297. II. to assist, sustain, support, help; sublĕvāre, sustentāre, fulcĭre, auxĭliāri :-- He gestépte sunu Ohtheres he supported Ohthere's son, Beo. Th. 4766; B. 2393. ge-stepan

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛋᛏᛖᛈᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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