CNEAR

Old English Dictionary Entry

CNEAR

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: cnearr, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 CNEAR

m. A small ship, galley used for ships of the Northmen; navis, septentrionaluim naves :-- Cnear on flot the ship on float, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 1, notes, p. 326; Æðelst. 35. [Icel. knarri, m. navis, id. qu. knörr, m. navis, in specie mercatoria; Olafs Saga hins helga, 27, 1, ubi promiscue ponuntur knörru et kaupskipum, Egils. sub knörr.] DER. nægled-cnear. cnear

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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