Mecgan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Mecgan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 mecgan

p. mægde(?) To stir, mix :-- Cnuca eall ðás tógadere and magce tógadere pound all these together, and stir together, Lchdm. iii. 134, 8. Nime ðat dust and mæcige mid ðan æge take the dust and stir it up with the egg, 126, 19. Streám sceal mecgan mereflóde the river shall stir up (as it pours in) or mix with, the ocean, Menol. Fox 507; Gn. C. 24. mecgan

Runic Inscription

ᛗᛖᚳᚷᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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