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Eóred

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n. Cavalry, a band, legion, troop; equĭtātus, lĕgio, turma :-- Hie gesáwon eóred lixan they saw the band glittering. Cd. 149; Th. 187, 28; Exod. 157. Eórod sceal getrume rídan a troop shall ride in a body, Exon. 90a; Th. 337, 12; Gn. Ex. 63. Legio, ðæt is on úre geþeóde, eóred legion, that is in our tongue, a troop. Lk. Bos. 8, 30.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛖᚩᚱᛖᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Lk.
Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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