Old English Dictionary Entry

Búr-cniht

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

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1 búr-cniht

m. A chamberlain, servant of the bedchamber, eunuch :-- His búrcnihtas (eunuchi) woldon hine amyrran, Hml. A. 98, 213. Án þára búrcnihta, 100, 278. bur-cniht

Similar Words

-bald
-bátian, -bátung
-beámed(e)
-beámen
-bearde, -beardede

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱ-ᚳᚾᛁᚻᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Hml.: Homilies (Ælfric or other)

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