Old English Dictionary Entry

Bord-gelác

Part of speech: es; Related words: bord II. bord-gelac

Definitions

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1 bord-gelác

n. [lácan to play, sport, fly] What flies against a shield, hence,-A missile, dart; telum :-- Ðý-læs ingebúge biter bordgelác under bánlocan lest the bitter dart enter in under the skin, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 9; Cri. 769.

Similar Words

-bald
-bátian, -bátung
-beámed(e)
-beámen
-bearde, -beardede

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚩᚱᛞ-ᚷᛖᛚᚪᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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