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Old English Dictionary Entry

Eorl-dóm

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1 eorl-dóm

m. An EARLDOM, the province or dignity of an earl, the same as ealdor-dóm, Turner's Hist. b. viii. c. 7; cŏmĭtis mūnus :-- Ælfgár eorl féng to ðam eorldóme ðe Harold ǽr hæfde earl Ælfgar succeeded to the earldom which Harold had before, Chr. 1053; Erl. 189, 14. eorl-dom
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛇᚱᛚ-ᛞᚩᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
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