Am-byre

Old English Dictionary Entry

Am-byre

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: (am- = and-). Related words:

Definitions

1 am-byre

Substitute: Unfavourable, contrary (of wind) :-- Þyder, hé cwæð, þæt man ne mihte geseglian on ánum n, mónðe, gyf man . . . ǽlce dæge hæfde ambyrne wind, Ors. l, I ; Bos. 21, 20. [Cf. Icel. aud-viðri a head wind. Mod. Icel. and-byrr (= mðt-byrr). (Dr. Craigie's note.) am-byre

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ᚪᛗ-ᛒᚣᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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