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Old English Dictionary Entry

Eald-gewinna

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1 eald-gewinna

m. An old foe; antīquus inĭmīcus :-- Grendel wearþ, eald-gewinna, ingenga mín Grendel, my old foe, became my invader, Beo. Th. 3556; B. 1776.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛠᛚᛞ-ᚷᛖᚹᛁᚾᚾᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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