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Old English Dictionary Entry

On-swífan

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1 on-swífan

I. to swing, turn:--Bordrand onswáf wið ðam gryregieste Geáta dryhten Beowulf turned his shield against the approaching fire-drake, Beo. Th. 5112; B. 2559. II. to turn aside, divert:--Ne mæg mon ǽfre ðý éð ǽnne his cræftes beniman, ðe mon oncerran mæg sunnan onswífan and ðisne swiftne rodor of his rihtryne, Met. 10, 40. on-swifan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚾ-ᛋᚹᛁᚠᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Met.
Metres of Boethius (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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