Nestan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Nestan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 nestan

p. te To spin :-- Ne wynnes and ne nestas non laborant neque nent, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 28. Nestaþ, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 27. [Cf. Icel. nist a pin; nista to pin : O. H. Ger. nestilo, nestila vitta, funiculus, redimiculum, vitta, fibula, ansa : Ger. nestel.] nestan

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛖᛋᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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