Old English Dictionary Entry

ABAL

Part of speech: afol, es;

Definitions

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1 ABAL

n. Power of body, strength; vigor, vires, robur corporis :-- Ðín abal and cræft thy strength and power, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 9; Gen. 500. [Orm. afell: O. H. Ger. aval, n: O. Nrs. afl, n. robur, vis: Goth. abrs strong: Grk. GREEK.] abal

Similar Words

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-an
-andwlatod
-anne
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Runic Inscription

ᚪᛒᚪᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
Goth.: Gothic
O. H. Ger.: Old High German
O. Nrs.: Old Norse

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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