Ongeán-hworfenness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ongeán-hworfenness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 ongeán-hworfenness

f. What lies in the way :-- Gehwylce ongeánhworf[enn]esse (ágeánhworfenysse, Hpt. Gl. 470, 2) áwéstendum obuia queque uastantibus, An. Ox. 2713. ongean-hworfenness

Runic Inscription

ᚩᛝᛖᚪᚾ-ᚻᚹᚩᚱᚠᛖᚾᚾᛖᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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