Brecenan-mere

Old English Dictionary Entry

Brecenan-mere

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 Brecenan-mere

m. [Bd. Britannemere: Flor. Bricenanmere: Hunt. Brecanammere: Hovd. Bricenamere] Brecknock, the capital ofBrecknockshire in South Wales; Brechinia. Gibson says, -- Ad secundum circiter milliare a Brecknock in Wallia conspicitur Brecknockmere. Arx autem quam in nostris Annalibus Æthelfleda dicitur expugnasse, fuit, opinor, apud ipsum Brecknock, Chr. explicatio, p. 16, col. l :-- Sende Æðelflǽd fyrd on Wealas, and abræc Brecenanmere Æthelfled sent a force into Wales, and took Brecknock by storm, Chr. 916; Th. 190, 35. brecenan-mere

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ᛒᚱᛖᚳᛖᚾᚪᚾ-ᛗᛖᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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