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Old English Dictionary Entry

Geonge-wifre

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1 geonge-wifre

f. A ganging-weaver, spider; viātĭca arānea :-- Wǽron ánlícast úre winter geongewifran, ðonne hió geornast biþ, ðæt heó afǽre fleógan on nette our years [lit. winters] were most like to a spider when it is most eager to terrify flies into its net; anni nostri sīcut arānea medĭtābuntur, Ps. Th. 89, 10.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛇᛝᛖ-ᚹᛁᚠᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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