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Old English Dictionary Entry

Beót-háta

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Definitions

Definitions

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1 beót-háta

m. [MS. beo = beót, gebeót a command, decree, háta a caller, commander] A commander, leader; imperator, dux :-- Ahleóp ðá fór hæleðum hilde calla, bald beót-háta bord upahóf then the herald of war leaped before the warriors, the bold commander [Moses] upraised his shield, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 27; Exod. 253. beot-hata
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛖᚩᛏ-ᚻᚪᛏᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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