Basing

Old English Dictionary Entry

Basing

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 basing

m. A short cloak, a cloak; chlamys = χλăμυtonos;s, pallium :-- Ic geseah wurm-reádne basing I saw a purple [worm or shell-fish reddened] cloak; vidi pallium coccineum, Jos. 7, 21. basing

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ᛒᚪᛋᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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