Bigspell-bóc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Bigspell-bóc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 bigspell-bóc

f. [bigspell parabola, proverbium, bóc liber] A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber :-- Salomon gesette þreó béc þurh his snoternisse: án ys bigspellbóc Solomon wrote three books by his wisdom: one is the Book of Proverbs, Ælfc. T. 14, 26. bigspell-boc

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚷᛋᛈᛖᛚᛚ-ᛒᚩᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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