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Old English Dictionary Entry

Metsian

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1 metsian

p. ode. I. to feed :-- Ðú metsast ús cibabis nos, Ps. Spl. 79, 6. Hé metsode hí cibavit illos, 80, 15: nutriebat, Hpt. Gl. 466, 28: saginaverit, 493, 9. Ðú ús geþafodest him tó metsianne swá swá sceáp, Ps. Th. 43, 13. II. to furnish with provisions :-- Heora ǽlc férde tó his castele and ðone mannoden and metsoden swá hig betst mihton each of them went to his castle and manned and provisioned it as well as ever they could, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 16. Him man metsod they were furnished with provisions, 1006; Erl. 141, 11.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛗᛖᛏᛋᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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