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Old English Dictionary Entry

Hlecan

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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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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚻᛚᛖᚳᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

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Works & Authors

Past.
Alfred's Pastoral Care (Gregory's Cura Pastoralis)
Swt.
Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Reader
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