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Geongan

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1 geongan

p. gang, pl. gungon. To go; ire :-- He com to sele geongan he came to go [ = he came or went] to the hall, Andr. Kmbl. 2624; An. 1313. Wutun geonga eamus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 42: 12, 3, Geongende ambulans, 16, 12: Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 36. Ic giungo, geongo, geonga vado, 13, 36, 33: 16, 7. Ic geonge I go, Exon. 106 a; Th. 403, 4; Rä. 22, 4. Heó to fenne gang she went to the fen, Beo. Th. 2595; B. 1295: 2022; B. 1009: 2636; B. 1316. Wyt on godes húse gungan [gangan, MS.] in domo Dei ambulavimus, Ps. Th. 54, 13. Geonge for ðé care intret in conspectu tuo gemitus, Ps. Th. 78, 11. Nú ðú lungre geong hord sceáwian now go thou quickly and view the treasure, Beo. Th. 5480; B. 2743. Geong vade, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 11.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛇᛝᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

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An.
Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.
Andreas (OE poem)
Beo.
Beowulf
Exon.
Exeter Book
Jn.
Gospel of St. John (OE translation)
Mk.
Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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