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Old English Dictionary Entry

Róm-gescot

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1 Róm-gescot

n. Peter's pence :-- Man syððan ðæt Rómgesceot be him sende, swá man manegan geáran ǽror ne dyde, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 33. [Hé com æfter þe Rómescot, 1123; Erl. 250, 39.]
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚩᛗ-ᚷᛖᛋᚳᚩᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
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