Cneó-rím

Old English Dictionary Entry

Cneó-rím

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: cneów-rím, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 cneó-rím

n. The number of kin, progeny, family; cognatorum numerus, progenies, familia :-- Of ðam wíd folc, cneórím micel, cenned wǽron from whom a wide-spread people, a great progeny, were born, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 32; Gen. 1639. Cneórím [MS. cneorisn] Caines the family of Cain, 63; Th. 76, 12; Gen. 1256. He his cynnes cneórím ícte he increased the progeny of his race, 59; Th. 72, 22; Gen. 1190. Ða ðæs cynnes cneówrím ícton they increased the progeny of the race, 52; Th. 65, 13; Gen. 1065. cneo-rim

Runic Inscription

ᚳᚾᛖᚩ-ᚱᛁᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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