Old English Dictionary Entry

Driht-ealdor

Part of speech: drihte ealdor; Related words: dryht-ealdor. driht-ealdor

Definitions

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1 driht-ealdor

gen. ealdres; m. The lord of a feast; architriclīnus :-- Se drihtealdor cwæþ to ðam brýdguman the lord of the feast said to the bridegroom, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 25, 28. Se drihte ealdor ðæs wínes onbýrgde gustāvit architriclīnus vinum, Jn. Bos. 2, 9. Beraþ ðære drihte ealdre ferte architriclīno, 2, 8.

Similar Words

-dállic
-deáded
-deáw
-défedlic, -défness
-démedness

Runic Inscription

ᛞᚱᛁᚻᛏ-ᛠᛚᛞᚩᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Jn.: Gospel of St. John (OE translation)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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