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Old English Dictionary Entry

Byrdu-scrúd

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1 byrdu-scrúd

n. [byrdu = bord a shield, scrúd a garment, clothing] The covering of a shield, a shield; clypei tegmen, clypeus :-- Unc sceal sweord and helm, byrne and byrduscrúd bám gemǽne sword and helmet, armour and shield, shall be common to us both, Beo. Th. 5313; B. 2660. byrdu-scrud
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚣᚱᛞᚢ-ᛋᚳᚱᚢᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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