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Old English Dictionary Entry

Geond-felan

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1 geond-felan

p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be] To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43. geond-felan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛇᚾᛞ-ᚠᛖᛚᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Goth.
Gothic
Icel.
Icelandic

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Gen.
Genesis (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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