A-lefan

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-lefan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 a-lefan

pp. ed [a, lef weak, feeble] To become weak, feeble; langues-cere :-- Ðæt we fæston mid geráde, swá ðæt úre líchama alefed ne wurþe ut cum ratione jejunemus, ita ut corpus nostrum languidius nefiat, Bd. 3, 23; Whel. 228, 45. a-lefan

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ᚪ-ᛚᛖᚠᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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