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Cystignes

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1 cystignes

f. Bountifulness, goodness, munificence; liberalitas, largitas, munificentia :-- Cystignesse, cystignysse liberalitatis, Mone B. 2511. Cystines liberalitas, 2494. We sceolon oferwinnan woruldlíce gytsunge mid cystignysse úres clǽnan módes we must overcome worldly covetousness by the bounty of our pure mind, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 20. cystignes
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚳᚣᛋᛏᛁᚷᚾᛖᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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