Glisnian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Glisnian

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 glisnian

p. ode; pp. od To glisten, shine :-- Ís glisnaþ glæshluttur ice glistens bright as glass, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 16; Rún. 11. Se engel hæfde twegen beágas on hys handa ða glysnodon swa rósan blósman the angel had two rings on his hand, they shone like roses, Shrn. 149, 29. [Laym. glissenede: p. part. pl: Wick. glisninge.] glisnian

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛚᛁᛋᚾᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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