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Old English Dictionary Entry

Dol-sceaða

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1 dol-sceaða

m: [dol foolish; sceaða a robber] A foolish or rash robber; temĕrārius spoliātor :-- God eáðe mæg ðone dolsceaðan dǽda getwǽfan God may easily sever the doltish robber from his deeds, Beo. Th. 962; B. 479. dol-sceaþa,dol-sceaða
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛞᚩᛚ-ᛋᚳᛠᚦᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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