Brim-streám

Old English Dictionary Entry

Brim-streám

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: brym-streám, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 brim-streám

m. [brim, stréam a stream, river]. I. the sea's current, ocean-stream, the sea, ocean; maris fluctus, mare, oceanus :-- Ic on brimstreáme spræc worda worn I spake many words on the ocean-stream, Andr. Kmbl. 1806; An. 905. Beóton brimstreámas the sea-streams dashed, 477; An. 239. Ic eów ferian wille ofer brimstreámas I will convey you over the seas, 695; An. 348: Beo. Th. 3825; B. 1910. II. a rapid stream, river; fluvius rapidus, amnis :-- Humbran eá, bráda brimstreám Humber's river, broad rapid stream, Chr. 942; Th. 208, 38, col. 1, 2, 3. brim-stream

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛁᛗ-ᛋᛏᚱᛖᚪᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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