Cyne-hám

Old English Dictionary Entry

Cyne-hám

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 cyne-hám

m. [hám a house, dwelling, home] A royal residence; regia villa :-- On ðam cyneháme ðe is gecýged Bearwe at the royal residence which is called Barrow, Cod. Dipl. 90; A. D. 716-743; Kmbl. i. 109, 15. On his ágenum cynehámum in his own royal residences, 598; A. D. 978; Kmbl. iii. 138, 7. cyne-ham

Runic Inscription

ᚳᚣᚾᛖ-ᚻᚪᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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