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Déprobane

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1 Déprobane

indecl. f. An island in the Indian ocean, Ceylon; Taprŏbăna = Ταπρoβάνη :-- Be súþan eástan ðam porte is ðæt ígland Déprobane to the south-east of the port [Calymere] is the island Ceylon, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 16.
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛞᛖᛈᚱᚩᛒᚪᚾᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Ors.
Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
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