Fóre-tácen

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóre-tácen

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -tacn, es; a. Related words:

Definitions

1 fóre-tácen

A FORE-TOKEN, presage, sign, wonder; præsāgium, prodĭgium :-- Fóretácn écra góda a fore-token of eternal blessings, Bt. 40, 2; Fox 236, 21: Ps. Spl. 77, 48: 70, 8. Ðæt biþ fóretácna mæst that shall be the greatest of fore-tokens, Exon. 21 a; Th. 55, 34; Cri. 893. He sette on him word tácna heora and fóretácna pŏsuit in eis verba signōrum suōrum et prodigiōrum. Ps. Spl. 104, 25. He sende fóretácna emīsit prodĭgia, 134, 9. fore-tacen

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱᛖ-ᛏᚪᚳᛖᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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