On-bén

Old English Dictionary Entry

On-bén

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 on-bén

f. A prayer asking for something (evil) to come upon a person, an imprecation :-- Hí ús mid heora wiðerwordum onbénum and wyrinessum éhtaþ qui adversis nos imprecationibus persequuntur, Bd. 2, 2; S. 504, 4. on-ben

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚾ-ᛒᛖᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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