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Old English Dictionary Entry

Eorl-riht

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An earl's right or privilege; cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium :-- Gif þegen geþeáh, ðæt he wearþ to eorle, ðonne wæs he syððan eorlrihtes weorþe if a thane thrived, that he became an earl, then he was thenceforth worthy of an earl's right, L. R. 5 ; Th. i. 192, 8. eorl-riht
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛇᚱᛚ-ᚱᛁᚻᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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L.
Latin

Works & Authors

R.
Riddles (Exeter Book)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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