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Old English Dictionary Entry

Gafeluc

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m. A spear, javelin; hastīle :-- Gafelucas hastīlia, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 54; Wrt. Voc. 35, 41. [R. Brun. gauelokes javelins : M. H. Ger. gabilót, gabylót, n. a javelin : Icel. gaflok, n. spīcūli gĕnus, Rask Hald : Fr. javelot, m. a javelin : It. giavelotto, m : Wel. gaflach, m. a fork, bearded spear: Ir. gabhla a spear, lance : Gael. gobhlach forked : Armor. gavlod, m. a javelin.] gafeluc
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚪᚠᛖᛚᚢᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

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Works & Authors

Som.
Somner's Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum
Voc.
Vocabulary
Wrt.
Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies
Ælfc.
Ælfric
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