Eoh

Old English Dictionary Entry

Eoh

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: eh. eoh

Definitions

1 eoh

nom. acc; gen. eohes = eoes = eðs; m. A war-horse, charger; ĕquus bellātor :-- He gehleóp ðone eoh he mounted the charger. Byrht. Th. 137, 20; By. 189. Eorl sceal on eós bóge a chief shall [ride] on horse-back. Exon. 90a; Th. 337, ii; Gn. Ex. 63. [O. Sax. UNCERTAIN ehu-scalc servus ĕquārius, compos; a scalc servus et ehu ĕquus, quod et nomen cūjusdam lītĕra rūnĭca Saxŏnĭcæ est;' Heli. Schmel: O. Nrs. jó-r vel ió-r, -- 'sŏnus hūjus lītĭræ īdem fuit, atque hŏdie, in lingua vĕtĕre, sed ad fĭgūram et nōmen quod attĭnet, non distinguēbātur ab i:' Egils. -- gen. jó-s, ió-s; dat, jó, ió; acc. jó, ió, ó; pl. gen. acc. jóa, ióa.]

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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