An-drysne

Old English Dictionary Entry

An-drysne

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: on-drysne; Related words:

Definitions

1 an-drysne

adj.I. terrible, f'earful, dreadful; terribilis, horrendus:--Wearþ ðæt andwyrde swíðe andrysne that answer was very fearful, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 104, 3.II. as causing fear , venerable, venerated, respectable; verendus, reverendus:--Ne biþ he náuðer ne weorþ, ne andrysne he is neither honourable, nor respectable, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 22: Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 112, 13. an-drysne

Runic Inscription

ᚪᚾ-ᛞᚱᚣᛋᚾᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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