Ofer-fleón

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ofer-fleón

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 ofer-fleón

to fly over :-- Ic oferfleó supervolo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 46. [In Beo. Th. 5043; B. 2525 it might be better to take ofer separate from fleón :-- Nelle ic beorges weard ofer fleón fótes trem I mean not to flee the dragon [by retiring] over even part of a foot's space.] ofer-fleon

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚠᛖᚱ-ᚠᛚᛖᚩᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"