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Hrisian

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1 hrisian

p. ede To shake :-- Syrcan hrysedon shook their coats of mail, Beo. Th. 458; B. 226. Hrisedon heáfud moverunt capita, Ps. Surt. 21, 8: 108, 24. [Cf. Hresigende febricitans, Mk. Skt. 1, 30 (later MS.).] Stefn drihtnes hrysiendis wésten vox Domini concutientis desertum, Ps. Spl. T. 28, 7. [Laym. rusien: Ayenb. resie: Chauc. rese: Goth. hrisian: O. Sax. hrisian to shake, tremble: cf. Icel. hrista to shake.]
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚱᛁᛋᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Goth.
Gothic
Icel.
Icelandic
O. Sax.
Old Saxon

Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Mk.
Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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