Old English Dictionary Entry

Eorl-gebyrd

Part of speech: e;

Definitions

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1 eorl-gebyrd

f. [gebyrd birth]. Noble birth, nobility; nōbĭlĭtas :-- Eorlgebyrdum by noble birth, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 52; Met. 9, 26 : 10, 54; Met. 10, 27. eorl-gebyrd

Similar Words

-éþrian, éþring
é ðm
é-gylt
é-swíc
é-swíca

Runic Inscription

ᛇᚱᛚ-ᚷᛖᛒᚣᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Met.: Metres of Boethius (OE poem)

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