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Old English Dictionary Entry

Brýd-gifta

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1 brýd-gifta

pl. f. Espousals, nuptials :-- Ǽr ðám dæge mínra brídgifta ic eom besmiten, Ap. Th. 2, 14. Brýdgifta, 17. Brídgyftum (beweddedum brédgiftum, Hpt. Gl. 439, 20) pactis sponsalibus, An. Ox. 1398. [Gelíc þám kynge þe makede hys sunes brídgyfte (nubtias), Mt. 22, 2.] bryd-gifta
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᚣᛞ-ᚷᛁᚠᛏᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

An.
Andreas (OE poem)
Mt.
Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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