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Old English Dictionary Entry

Ealfara

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m. A pack-horse :-- Þonne wæs þridde healf þúsend múla þe þá seámas wǽgon, and xxx. þúsenda ealfarena and oxna þá ðe hwǽte bǽron, Nar. 9, 10. See Nap. 78; Jord. 126. (where the word is connected with Spanish (from Arabic) al-faras). ealfara
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛠᛚᚠᚪᚱᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc