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Rúnian

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1 rúnian

p. ode To talk low, whisper, mutter :-- Ic rúnige susuro, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 53. Tógeánes mé rúnedon (susurrabant) ealle fýnd míne, Ps. Spl. C. 40, 8. Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge, and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite, ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon oððe rúnion, Promusitantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54. 72. Rúnigendum stefnum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin, 36, 1. note. [His egen to sen, his muð to runien, O. E. Homl. ii. 107, 19. Ræden and runan (rouni, 2nd MS.), Laym. 2331. Chauc. Piers P. roune to whisper : Prompt. Parv. rounin susurrare : O. L. Ger. rúnan susurrare : O. H. Ger. rúnén susurrare, musare, musitare : O. Du. rúnen.]
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚢᚾᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.
German
L.
Latin
O. H. Ger.
Old High German

Works & Authors

C.
Corpus Christi College MS
Gr.
Ælfric's Grammar
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Som.
Somner's Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum
Voc.
Vocabulary
Wrt.
Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies
Ælfc.
Ælfric
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