Ge-leógan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-leógan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 ge-leógan

p. -leáh, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen To lie, belie, deceive; mentīre, fallĕre :-- Be ðám ðe hiora gewitnessa befóran bisceope geleógaþ of those who belie their testimonies before a bishop, L. In. 13; Th. i. 110, 10, MS. B. Him seó wén geleáh hope deceived him, Beo. Th. 4636; B. 2323 : Andr. Kmbl, 2150; An. 1076. Gelugon hý him they deceived themselves, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 27; Hy. 4, 56. ge-leogan

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛚᛖᚩᚷᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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