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Old English Dictionary Entry

Tó-wrecan

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1 tó-wrecan

p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon ; pp. -wrecen To drive in different directions, scatter, disperse :-- Weorðaþ tówrecene wíde ealle ða ðe unrihtes ǽror worhtan dispergeniur omnes qui operantur iniiquitatem, Ps. Th. 91, 8: 58, 15. Siendon wé tówrecene geond wídne grund, heápum tó- hworfene, Cd. Th. 235, 4; Dan. 301: Exon. Th. 186, 17 ; Az. 21: 16, 24; Cri. 258: Eten. Kmbl. 261; El. 131. to-wrecan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚩ-ᚹᚱᛖᚳᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
El.
Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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