Eád-giefu

Old English Dictionary Entry

Eád-giefu

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words: eád-gifu. ead-giefu

Definitions

1 eád-giefu

f. Gift of blessedness; beatitūdĭnis dōnum :-- Ðæt hí éce eádgiefe ánforléton that they forsook the eternal gift of blessedness, Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 20; Jul. 502: 74 a; Th. 276, 8; Jul. 563.

Runic Inscription

ᛖᚪᛞ-ᚷᛁᛖᚠᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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