Birgness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Birgness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words: ll.

Definitions

1 birgness

f. Tasting, taste :-- Birgnes gustus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 20: i. 282, 29. Byrignes, 64, 20. Be ðes gallan berignesse ðe úser Drihten berigde, Angl. xi. 173, 3. Mid byrinesse (byrig-, beorh-, ) ðæs wæteres aquae gustum, Bd. 5, 18; Sch. 649, 16.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚱᚷᚾᛖᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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