Beaftan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Beaftan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: beaftian; Related words: 11, 17. v. beofian. beaftan

Definitions

1 beaftan

p. beaftode, beafte, pl. beaftodon, beafton; pp. beaftod To lament; lamentare :-- We mid hondum beafton lamentavimus, Mt. Lind. St

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛠᚠᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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