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Old English Dictionary Entry

Geond-sécan

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1 geond-sécan

p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton; pp. -sóht To search thoroughly, pervade; pervestigare :-- Se gifra gæst grundas geondséceþ the greedy guest shall pervade earth, Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 22; Cri. 973. His intinga wæs geondsóhte his business was thoroughly searched, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 28. DER. sécan. geond-secan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛇᚾᛞ-ᛋᛖᚳᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bd.
Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (OE translation)
Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
S.
Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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