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Old English Dictionary Entry

Flód-wudu

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1 flód-wudu

m. Flood-wood, a ship; mărīnum lignum, nāvis :-- Swá we ofer cald wæter ceólum líðan, geond sídne sǽ flódwudu fergen as if we journey in vessels over the cold water, convey our ships through the wide sea, Exon. 20a; Th. 53, 21; Cri. 854. flod-wudu
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᚩᛞ-ᚹᚢᛞᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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