Aldhelm

Old English Dictionary Entry

Aldhelm

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Ealdhelm, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 Aldhelm

m. [aid=eald old; helm an helmet i] ALDHELM bishop of Sherborne; Aldhelmus apud Scireburnam episcopus:-- Hér Aldhelm be westan Selewuda bisceop forþférde here [A. D. 709] Aldhelm bishop west of Selwood [Sherborne] died, Chr. 709; Th. 68, 17, col. 2. Ealdhelm, Chr. 731; Th. 74, 31, col. 2. aldhelm

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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