Old English Dictionary Entry

Cneó-mǽgas

Part of speech: cneów mǽgas, -mágas;

Definitions

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1 cneó-mǽgas

pl. m. [cneó II. generation, mǽg relation] Relations of the same sex or the same generation; consanguinei :-- Cneówmǽgas relations, Cd. 83; Th. 104, 11; Gen. 1733. From cneómǽgum from their relations, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 8; Æðelst. 8. Enos ongon, mid ðám cneómágum, ceastre timbran Enoch began, with his kinsmen, to build a city, Cd. 50; Th. 64, 28; Gen. 1057: Andr. Kmbl. 1370; An. 685: Elen. Kmbl. 1170; El. 587. cneo-mægas

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Runic Inscription

ᚳᚾᛖᚩ-ᛗǽᚷᚪᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

An.: Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.: Andreas (OE poem)
Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Chr.: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
El.: Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Erl.: Earle, J. (editor)
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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