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Old English Dictionary Entry

Giftian

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1 giftian

p. ode; pp. od To give a woman in marriage :-- Ne wífiaþ hí ne ne gyftigeaþ neque nubent neque nubentur, Mk. Skt. 12, 25. Ne giftigeaþ hí ne wíf ne lǽdaþ neque nubent neque ducunt uxores, Lk. Skt. 20, 35. [Cf. Icel. gipta to give a woman in marriage; giptask to marry: O. H. Ger. gi-gift venundatus, deditus.] giftian
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛁᚠᛏᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Lk.
Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Mk.
Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
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