Hlecan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Hlecan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 hlecan

p. hlæc [?] To join, unite, cohere :-- Swá eác his folgeras swá hie unwiðerweardran and gemódran beóþ swá hie swíður hlecaþ tósomne and eác fæstor tósomne beóþ gefégde tó gódra manna hiénþe sequaces quippe illius, quo nulla inter se discordiæ adversitate divisi sunt, eo in bonorum gravius nece glomerantur, Past. 47, 3; Swt. 361, 20. hlecan

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ᚻᛚᛖᚳᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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