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Reónig

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adj. Mournful, sad, gloomy, weary :-- Á mín hige sorgaþ reónig reóteþ and geresteþ nó ever hath my heart care, mournful laments and hath not rest, Elen. Kmbl. 2163; El. 1083. Hé ðǽr þreó métte in ðam reónian hofe (in the hole in which they were buried) róda ætsomne greóte begrauene, 1664; El. 834. In ðam reóngan hám in that gloomy dwelling (hell), Exon. Th. 274, 8; Jul. 530.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛖᚩᚾᛁᚷ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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El.
Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Jul.
Juliana (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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