Old English Dictionary Entry

Tó-cnyssan

Definitions

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1 tó-cnyssan

p. te ; pp. ed To crush to pieces, smash, shatter :-- Ne forbrýte hé ná ðæt tócnysede hreód (arundinem quassatam), R. Ben. 121, 6. [O. H. Ger. ze-cnussen elidere. ] to-cnyssan

Similar Words

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

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚩ-ᚳᚾᚣᛋᛋᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Ger.: German

Works & Authors

R.: Riddles (Exeter Book)

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