Hwóstan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Hwóstan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 hwóstan

p. te To cough :-- Hwóstaþ [hwosaþ, MS.] gelóme they cough frequently, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 7. [Prompt. Parv. hostyñ, or rowhyñ, or cowghyñ tussio, tussito: Scott. host, hoist to cough: Icel. hósta: Dan. hoste: O. H. Ger. huostón: Ger. husten.] hwostan

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚹᚩᛋᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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