Geond-scínan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Geond-scínan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -scán; Related words:

Definitions

1 geond-scínan

pp. -scinen To shine upon, illuminate; collustrare, illuminare :-- Hit seó éce ne mót geondscínan sunne the eternal sun cannot shine on it, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 88; Met. 5, 44: Salm. Kmbl. 678; Sal. 339: Bt. 41, 1; Fox 244, 9. Sió sunne hine geondscínþ the suit shines upon him, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 8. geond-scinan

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛇᚾᛞ-ᛋᚳᛁᚾᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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