Freó-dóm

Old English Dictionary Entry

Freó-dóm

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: frió-dóm, frý-dóm, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 freó-dóm

m. FREEDOM, liberty; lībertas, emancĭpātio :-- Ðæt is se freódóm, ðætte mon mót dón ðæt he wile that is freedom, that a man may do what he will. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 4, MS. Cot. Freódóm emancĭpātio, Ælfc. Gl. 112 ; Som. 79, 93; Wrt. Voc. 60, 2. Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 1. Be ðam freódóme concerning freedom, 41, 2; Fox 246, 13. Nis nán gesceádwís gesceaft ðæt næbbe freódóm there is no rational creature which has not freedom, 40, 7; Fox 242, 17: 34, 8; Fox 144, 26. Freódóm onféngon libertātem recēpērunt, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 46: 4, 26; S. 602, 31. freo-dom

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛖᚩ-ᛞᚩᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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