Old English Dictionary Entry

Segne

Part of speech: an ;

Definitions

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1 segne

f. A seine, sean, a drag-net :-- Næs ðiú segni tósliten non est scissum rete, Jn. Skt. Lind. 21, 11. Of suegna fiscum de saginae piscibus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 17, 6. Ongelíc segne simile saginae, Lind. 13, 47. Sendas ðæt nett l segna mittite rete, Jn. Skt. Lind. 21, 6. Segni, 8. Hí ongunnon sǽláfe segnum dǽlan, Cd. Th. 215, 17 ; Exod. 584. [(Pecher) de nase wit a seyne, Wrt. Voc. i. 159, 7. O. Sax. segina : O. Frs. seine : O. H. Ger. segina sagena. From Latin; cf. Fr. seine.] segne

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Runic Inscription

ᛋᛖᚷᚾᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
O. Frs.: Old Frisian
O. H. Ger.: Old High German
O. Sax.: Old Saxon

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Jn.: Gospel of St. John (OE translation)
Mt.: Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
Voc.: Vocabulary
Wrt.: Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies

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