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Old English Dictionary Entry

Minsian

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1 minsian

p. ode To lessen, diminish, become small :-- Wlite minsode, Cd. 187; Th. 232, 30; Dan. 268. Minsade, Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 48; Reim. 29. Cf. Ne mæg ǽnig man Godes mihta ne his mǽrþa geminsian, Wulfst. 35, 3. [O. Sax. O. L. Ger. minsón to make less: cf. Icel. minnka to make less.]
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛗᛁᚾᛋᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Ger.
German
Icel.
Icelandic
L.
Latin

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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