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Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-wyrhta

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1 ge-wyrhta

m. A worker, doer, fellow-worker, accomplice :-- Ǽlc ðe gewita oððe gewyrhta sí every one who is cognisant or co-operating, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 28. Þeófa gewita and geweorhta an accessory and accomplice of thieves, L. Eth. 9, 27; Th. i. 346, 9: L. O. 3; Th. i. 180, 1. Nú gé mágon oncýðdǽda wrecan on gewyrhtum now may ye wreak on the doers [their] grievous deeds, Andr. Kmbl. 2361; An. 1182. [Cf. Goth. ga-waurstwa a fellow-worker.] ge-wyrhta
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚹᚣᚱᚻᛏᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Common Abbreviations

Goth.
Gothic
L.
Latin

Works & Authors

An.
Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.
Andreas (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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