Old English Dictionary Entry

Tawian. II

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1 tawian. II

add :-- Hí begunnon tó áxienne hwæt se man wǽre þe hí swá wælhreówlíce beóton ... Hí urnon wépende ꝥ hí þone hálgan wer swá huxlíce tawoden, Hml. S. 31, 997. [N.E.D. taw. Goth. tanjan: O.H. Ger. zaujan.] tawian

Similar Words

-tácnigendlic, -líce
-tang
-targed
-teáren
-teáw

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚪᚹᛁᚪᚾ. ᛁᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
Goth.: Gothic

Works & Authors

Hml.: Homilies (Ælfric or other)
S.: Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)

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