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Old English Dictionary Entry

Fót-spure

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1 fót-spure

n. A foot-support, foot-rest; pĕdum fultūra :-- Hí clumben upp to ðe hálge róde, námen ðá ðe kynehelm of úre Drihtnes heáfod, eall of smeáte golde, námen ðá ðet fótspure ðe wæs undernæðen his fóte, ðæt wæs eall of reád golde they climbed up to the holy cross, and took the crown, all of beaten gold, from our Lord's head, and took the foot-rest which was underneath his foot, which was all of red gold, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 6-8. fot-spure
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᛏ-ᛋᛈᚢᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
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