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ESOL

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1 ESOL

m. An ass; ăsĭnus :-- His estfulnesse wiðteáh se esol ðe he onuppan sæt the ass. upon which he [Balaam] sat, opposed his zeal, Past. 36, 7; Cot. MS. Gif ðǽr befeólle on oððe oxa oððe esol if an ox or an ass fell into it, Past. 63; Hat. MS. Ongan ðá his esolas bǽtan began then to bridle [bit] his asses, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 25; Gen. 2866.[O. Sax. esil, m: Dut. ezel, m; Ger. M.H. Ger. esel, m: O.H. Ger. esil, m: Goth. asilus, m: Slav, osilu.]
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛖᛋᚩᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.
German
Goth.
Gothic

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cot.
Cottonian Manuscripts
Gen.
Genesis (OE poem)
Past.
Alfred's Pastoral Care (Gregory's Cura Pastoralis)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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