Ge-reáfian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-reáfian

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 ge-reáfian

p. ode; pp. od To rob, steal, spoil :-- Gereófage diripere, Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 27. Secgaþ ðæt his ðegnas gereáfodan his líc on us and forstǽlan say that his disciples robbed his body from us and stole it away, Blickl. Homl. 177, 29. Gereáfydon diripiebant, Ps. Spl. C. 43, 12. Ðone deórwyrþan gym ðone ðe deófol wolde gereáfian the precious jewel that the devil would steal, Shrn. 155, 21. ge-reafian

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ᚷᛖ-ᚱᛖᚪᚠᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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