Old English Dictionary Entry

Eafor-heáfod-segn

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

1 definitions

1 eafor-heáfod-segn

m. A boar-head banner; signum ad capĭtis aprīni similitūdĭnem fabrĭcātum, vel signum apri præcĭpuum :-- Hét in beran eaforheáfodsegn he bade the boar-head banner to be borne in, Beo. Th. 4311; B. 2152. eafor-heafod-segn

Similar Words

-éþrian, éþring
é ðm
é-gylt
é-swíc
é-swíca

Runic Inscription

ᛠᚠᚩᚱ-ᚻᛖᚪᚠᚩᛞ-ᛋᛖᚷᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Beo.: Beowulf
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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