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Esne. I

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1 esne. I

add :-- Gif mannes esne frigne manna ofslæhð, Ll. Th. i. 28, 4. Gif cirican-mannes esne tihte folces-mannes esne, his dryhten hine geclénsige, 42, 11. Gif mon sweordes onlǽne óðres esne (þeówe, 11), 120, 12. His ágenne þeówne esne servum suum, 48, 12: 42, 6. II. add :-- Mon on ealdum bigspellum cwyð, ðæt hwílum beó esnes tíd, hwílum óðres, ProIV a. add: The word occurs as a proper name, as well as the patronymic Esning.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛖᛋᚾᛖ. ᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Ll.
Laws of the Anglo-Saxons
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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