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Old English Dictionary Entry

Franca

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1 franca

m. A javelin, lance; lancea, frămea, hasta :-- He lét his francan wadan þurh dæs hysses hals he let his javelin go through the youth's neck, Byrht. Th. 135, 59; By. 140. He ðone forman man mid his francan ofsceát he shot the foremost man with his javelin, 134, 1; By. 77. Francan wǽron hlúde the javelins were loud, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 20; Gen. 1982 [Icel. frakka].
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᚪᚾᚳᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

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