Eormen-cyn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Eormen-cyn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -cynn, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 eormen-cyn

n. The human race; hūmānum gĕnus :-- God gesceapo ferede ǽghwylcum on eorþan eormencynnes God has borne his decrees to every one of the human race on earth, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 3; Vy. 96 : Beo. Th. 3918; B. 1957. eormen-cyn

Runic Inscription

ᛇᚱᛗᛖᚾ-ᚳᚣᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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