Eaxle-gespan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Eaxle-gespan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 eaxle-gespan

gen. -gespannes; n. The shoulder-span :-- Fífe gimmas wǽron on ðam eaxlegespanne five gems were on the shoulder-span, Rood Kmbl. 17; Kr. 9. eaxle-gespan

Runic Inscription

ᛠᚳᛋᛚᛖ-ᚷᛖᛋᛈᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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