Fór-rynel

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fór-rynel

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: fóre-rynel, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 fór-rynel

m. A forerunner; præcursor :-- Is se forrynel fæger and sciéne the forerunner [morning star] is fair and shining, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 49; Met. 29, 25. Iohannes wæs Cristes fórrynel John was Christ's forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 484, 34: 356, 21: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28. Ðæs mǽran fórryneles of the great forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 364, 6. for-rynel

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᚱᚣᚾᛖᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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