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Old English Dictionary Entry

Besema

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Definitions

Definitions

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1 besema

m. A besom; scopæ :-- He gemét hyt [hús] geclǽnsod mid besemum invent eam [domum] scopis mundatam, Mt. Foxe 12, 44.
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛖᛋᛖᛗᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Fox
Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Mt.
Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
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