On-drysnu

Old English Dictionary Entry

On-drysnu

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -desnu; Related words: an-drysno. on-drysnu

Definitions

1 on-drysnu

f. I. fear :-- Fore ondesne (ondesnum, Rush.) propter metum, Jn. Skt. Lind, 19, 38 : 20, 19. Ðætte sió forsewennes him ege and ondrysnu on gebringe ut ostensa desperatio formidinem incutiat, Past. 37, 2; Swt. 265, 19. Hé wolde ðǽm fortrúwodum monnum andrysno hálwendes eges on gebrengean ut praecipitatis vim saluberrimi timoris infunderet, 49, 5; Swt. 385, 16. Ðonne esne on-drysnum his hláforde cwemeþ, Ps. Th. 122, 2. II. reverence :-- Hié hæfdan miccle lufan and geleáfan tó ðære ciricean, and eác heálíco ondrysnu (profound reverence for the church), Blickl. Homl. 205, 9.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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