Corfes

Old English Dictionary Entry

Corfes

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: geat, Corf-geat, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 Corfes

n. [Sim. Dun. Coruesgeate: Hovd. Coruesgate] Corfgate, Purbeck, Dorsetshire :-- Hér wæs Eádweard cyning ofslægen æt Corfes geate [Corfgeate, Th. 233, 2, col. 2] in this year [A. D. 979] king Edward was slain at Corfgate, Chr. 979; Th. 232, 3, col. 2. corfes

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ᚳᚩᚱᚠᛖᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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