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Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-weldan

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1 ge-weldan

to rule, restrain; regere, cohibere :-- Ðæt he hit ðonne [ne, MS. Cot.] mǽge to his willan gewealdan [geweldan, MS. Cot.] so that he then cannot restrain it according to his will, Past. 17, 8; Swt. 119, 17; Hat. MS. 24 a, 6. DER. wealdan. ge-weldan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚹᛖᛚᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cot.
Cottonian Manuscripts
Past.
Alfred's Pastoral Care (Gregory's Cura Pastoralis)
Swt.
Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Reader
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