Drepe

Old English Dictionary Entry

Drepe

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: drype, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 drepe

m. A slaying, stroke, violent death; occīsio :-- He drepe þrówade he suffered the stroke [death-stroke], Beo. Th. 3183; B. 1589. DER. deáþ-drepe. drepe

Runic Inscription

ᛞᚱᛖᛈᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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