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Old English Dictionary Entry

Strīdan

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1 strīdan

p. strād, pl. stridon. I. to stride :-- -Strīdit varicat, Txts. 105, 2078. II. to get by force (?), pillage, rob :-- Strād (streád ? from strūdan) conpilat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 14: 96, 74. [Cf. O. Sax. strīdian to dispute, contend; strīd contest, strife: O. Frs. strīda (wk.) to contend; strīd strife: O. H. Ger. strītan; p. streit pugnare, contendere, obtinere; strīt pugna, certamen.] and next word. stridan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚱᛁᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Ger.
German
O. Frs.
Old Frisian
O. H. Ger.
Old High German
O. Sax.
Old Saxon

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Voc.
Vocabulary
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Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies
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