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Folc-bearn

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1 folc-bearn

n. A folk-child, a child of man; pŏpŭli fīlius, hŏmĭnis fīlius :-- Swilc biþ mǽgburh menigo ðínre, folcbearnum frome such shall be the family of thy people, excellent in children, Cd. 100; Th. 132, 16; Gen. 2194. Þurh ðé eorþ-búende ealle onfóþ, folcbearn, freoðo and freóndscipe through thee all dwellers upon earth, the children of men, shall receive peace and friendship, 84; Th. 105, 28; Gen. 1760. folc-bearn
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᛚᚳ-ᛒᛠᚱᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Gen.
Genesis (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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