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Old English Dictionary Entry

Beadu-scearp

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1 beadu-scearp

adj. Battle-sharp, sharp in fight, applied to a sword; ad pugnam acutus :-- Cyning wælseaxe gebræd biter and beaduscearp the king drew his deadly knife bitter and battle-sharp, Beo. Th. 5401; B. 2704. beadu-scearp
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛠᛞᚢ-ᛋᚳᛠᚱᛈ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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