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Old English Dictionary Entry

Eltst

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1 eltst

eldest; nātu maxímus :-- -Seó mǽgþ asprang of Noes eltstan suna, se wæs geháten Sem that family sprang from Noah's eldest son who was called Shem, Homl. Th. i. 24, 7, = yldest; sup. of eald. eltst
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛖᛚᛏᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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