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Eador-geard

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1 eador-geard

m. The inclosure of arteries, the body; dŏmus vēnārum, corpus; aula septa, Grm. Andr. Elen. 129, 4. Lǽtaþ spor eadorgeard [ealdorgeard, Kmbl.] sceoran, fǽges feorhhord let the spur raze the dwelling [of arteries? or of life?], the soul-hoard of the mortal, Andr. Recd. 2362; An. 1183.
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Runic Inscription

ᛠᛞᚩᚱ-ᚷᛠᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Andreas (OE poem)
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Andreas (OE poem)
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