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Old English Dictionary Entry

Syge

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better (?) sige), es; m. Sight, aim (?):--Scyppend hafa ðé tó hyhte and á sóð tó syge ðonne ðú secge hwæt have God as your hope, and ever truth as your aim, when you say anything, Exon. Th. 304, 2; Fä. 64. [Cf. (?) Icel. sigta to aim at.] syge
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚣᚷᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

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Icelandic

Works & Authors

Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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