Old English Dictionary Entry

Of-hnítan

Definitions

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1 of-hnítan

to kill by butting, to gore to death :-- Gif se oxa wer oððe wíf ofhnít if an ox gore a man or woman, that they die. Ex. 21, 29: L. Alf. 21 ; Th. i. 48, 27. of-hnitan

Similar Words

oancettan
oandell
oanon-dóm
oawel-leáf
oc

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚠ-ᚻᚾᛁᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

L.: Latin

Works & Authors

Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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