Drince-leán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Drince-leán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 drince-leán

n. Tributary drink, scot-ale, the contribution of tenants to purchase ale for the entertainment of their lord or his steward on the fee, Glos. to Th. Laws, vol. ii. Or, perhaps, the ale given by the seller to the buyer on concluding a bargain; retrĭbūtio potus vel præmium bibendi :-- Drinceleán and hláfordes riht gifu stande ǽfre unawend let the tributary drink and the lord's rightful gift ever stand unchanged, L. C. S. 82; Th. i. 422, 2: L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 7. drince-lean

Runic Inscription

ᛞᚱᛁᚾᚳᛖ-ᛚᛖᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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